Welcome to Burnham ...

Burnham is located in Mifflin County<1>.

The location of Burnham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burnham has a population of 1,984 people<3> (see below for details).

Burnham is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Burnham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burnham lies within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burnham had an population of 1,984 people. This is a decrease of 3.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnham had a population of 2,054 people. This makes Burnham the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Burnham represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 426th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,054 people, the population of Burnham decreased 4.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burnham.

Communities Also Named Burnham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Burnham - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burnham.

Communities near Burnham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burnham.

• State College
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <5>
• Centre Hall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <5>
• McClure
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <5>
• Mifflintown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <5>
• Port Royal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Millheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <5>
• Thompsontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <5>
• Mifflin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• McVeytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
  • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <5>
• Milroy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
  • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burnham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burnham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnham. See our Newspapers Page for Burnham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnham ...

Looking for more information about Burnham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burnham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burnham.

Adding Burnham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burnham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burnham post office opened in 1892.

We also found Burnham on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/