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Malden, Pennsylvania | |
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A bedroom community in the Borough of Centerville | |
 Malden Inn in the borough's Centerville historic district in August 2014 | |
 Bedroom Community of Malden in the Borough of Centerville in Washington County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Malden, Pennsylvania Location of Malden in Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′17.4″N 79°33′33″W / 40.021500°N 79.55917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Established | 1800 |
| John Krep's Tavern | 1820 |
| Founded by | John Krep |
| Area Malden housing developments were limited to roadside dwellings until the 1950s. Most of the lands now made residential streets off to the side from the Old National Pike were probably farm lands until after WW-II ended. | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | several dozen houses |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| zipcode | 15417 |
| Area code | 724 (Southwestern Pennsylvania) |
The unincorporated hamlet of Malden is a bedroom community[2] that is located on the historic 'Old National Pike' in borough of Centerville Washington County, Pennsylvania. Originally an early wagon stop in rural Pennsylvania, it became a small transportation hub during the surge of westward migration to the Northwest Territory after 1790.
Both Malden and the widespread rural Borough of Centerville share the 15417 postal zip code of the Brownsville, Pennsylvania post-office.
- ^ GNIS Index: 1205066, TITLE: Malden Place 1205066, classed as: Populated Place Washington County, PA Latitude: 40.0215N Longitude: 079.5550W, USGS Map-California
- ^ USGS GNIS system identification of Malden Place, index# 1205066