Driftwood, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°20′20″N 78°08′08″W / 41.33889°N 78.13556°WCoordinates: 41°20′20″N 78°08′08″W / 41.33889°N 78.13556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cameron |
| Settled | 1804 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1872 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 67 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| ZIP code | 15832 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Driftwood is a borough in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 67 at the 2010 census.
Driftwood was incorporated as the second and last borough in Cameron County (the other being Emporium, the county seat) on January 17, 1872. The tracks of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, however, had been laid through Driftwood in 1863. Around the time of its incorporation Driftwood was at the center of the lumber industry and was a boomtown, with three hotels, two banks, two churches, and numerous places of business, including a weekly newspaper, the Driftwood Gazette, owned by John T. Earl, who was also the editor.
Driftwood is located in southern Cameron County at 41°20′20″N 78°8′8″W / 41.33889°N 78.13556°W (41.338836, -78.135535), at the confluence of the Bennett Branch and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. The community is at the bottom of a gorge carved 1,200 feet (370 m) deep or more into the Allegheny Plateau by the creek and its branches.
Pennsylvania Route 120 passes through Driftwood, following the Driftwood Branch north (upstream) 18 miles (29 km) to Emporium, the Cameron County seat, and following Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch of the Susquehanna east (downstream) 27 miles (43 km) to Renovo. Pennsylvania Route 555 leads west from Driftwood up the Bennett Branch 25 miles (40 km) to Weedville.
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