| Moshannon, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 175px |
| Map Caption1: | Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Moshannon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Snow Shoe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.87 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 213 |
| Population Density Km2: | 245.49 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1531 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0319°N -78.005°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16859 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-51240 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1181610 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 635.82 |
Moshannon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 281 residents.[3] It is located 4miles northwest of Interstate 80 at the convergence of Pennsylvania Routes 53 and 144. Black Moshannon Creek, part of the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed, runs through a 200feet valley half a mile (0.8 km) south of the town.
The community takes its name from Moshannon Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "moose stream".[4]