Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Delaware |
Elevation | 157 ft (47.9 m) |
Coordinates | 39°55′45″N 75°17′45″W / 39.92917°N 75.29583°WCoordinates: 39°55′45″N 75°17′45″W / 39.92917°N 75.29583°W |
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 |
Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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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 (39.929062, -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.