Driftwood is a borough in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, home to about 45 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15832.
Mostly Gibson Township; part is in Driftwood
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bradford Regional Airport (BFD)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA115 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA185 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Driftwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Driftwood had 38 residents in the 2020 census, down 63% since 2000.
It’s the 2553rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Cameron County grew from 7,048 residents in 1900 to 4,547 in 2020.
Cameron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stevenson Dam, PA weather station (8 miles away).
1,417 jobs at 116 businesses in Cameron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Gibson Township, Lumber and Benezette.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.