Eldred is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 765 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Eldred is located in northeastern McKean County at (41.956725, -78.383579). It is less than south of the New York state line.

Pennsylvania Route 446 passes through the borough as Main Street. It leads south to Smethport, the McKean county seat, and north to Portville, New York, changing to New York State Route 305 at the state line. Pennsylvania Route 346 has its eastern terminus in Eldred and leads west to Bradford.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough of Eldred has a total area of , of which , or 3.42%, are water. Eldred is in the valley of the Allegheny River, mainly on the east side. The river forms part of the southwestern border of the borough, passes to the west of the main part of the borough, then cuts across the northwest corner on its way north toward New York state. Barden Brook passes through the center of the borough, then flows north to join the Allegheny in the northwest corner of the borough.

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