Madera, Pennsylvania

About Madera

Madera, PA is a small unincorporated community located in central Pennsylvania.

Madera holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.22 square miles.

📰 Madera News Today

• Madera Tornado of August 22nd, 2026 National Weather Service (.gov) · Aug 22
• NWS confirms EF-1 tornado caused widespread damage in Madera WJAC · Aug 26
• Bigler Township Weather The Weather Channel · Jul 12
• Roland Swoope Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Madera, PA - The Progress Legacy | Obituary · Apr 27
• Tornado with 90 mph winds touched down near Centre County over weekend, NWS confirms Centre Daily Times · Aug 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Pennsylvania headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Madera Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Madera

• Green Acres
• Jimmy's Corner
• Madera's Back In Time

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Madera

• Black Knights Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Madera

🏘️ Nearby Communities