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Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania

Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania
Borough
Clifton-Aldan Station.jpg
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Elevation 157 ft (47.9 m)
Coordinates 39°55′45″N 75°17′45″W / 39.92917°N 75.29583°W / 39.92917; -75.29583Coordinates: 39°55′45″N 75°17′45″W / 39.92917°N 75.29583°W / 39.92917; -75.29583
Area 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 - land 0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 6,652 (2010)
Density 11,086.7/sq mi (4,280.6/km2)
Mayor Joe Kelly Jr
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19018
Area code 610 and 484
Delaware County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Clifton Heights highlighted.svg
Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.cliftonheightsboro.com

Clifton Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located on Darby Creek 8 miles (13 km) west of downtown Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,652.

The Lower Swedish Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The population of the borough was 1,820 in 1890, 3,155 in 1910, and reached a maximum of 10,268 in 1960.

Clifton Heights is located in eastern Delaware County at 39°55′45″N 75°17′45″W / 39.92917°N 75.29583°W / 39.92917; -75.29583 (39.929062, -75.295760). It is bordered to the northeast by the borough of Lansdowne, to the southeast by the borough of Aldan, and to the west and north by Upper Darby Township. The community of Drexel Hill in Upper Darby Township is to the north of Clifton Heights, across Darby Creek.

The main road through the borough is Baltimore Avenue, which leads northeast into Philadelphia and southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Media.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.


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