Burnside is a borough that is located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[4] Burnside is located in southwestern Clearfield County along the West Branch Susquehanna River.

It is bordered on the north, east, and south by Burnside Township and on the west by Indiana County.

17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

Approximately 22.2% of families and 27.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.4% of those who were sixty-five or older.