Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Lewisburg
Lewisburg
Borough
	Lewisburg
	Keystone marker
	Location of Lewisburg in Union County, Pennsylvania.
	Lewisburg Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Lewisburg Lewisburg (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°57′50″N 76°53′17″W / 40.96389°N 76.88806°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Union
Settled	1784
Incorporated (borough)	March 21, 1812
Government
• Mayor	Kendy Alvarez
Area
• Total	0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
• Land	0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,158
• Density	5,301.13/sq mi (2,046.36/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
Zip code	17837
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-42976
Website	www.lewisburgborough.org

Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, 30 miles (48 km) south by southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region.^[when?] The population was 5,158 as of the 2020 census.^[3] It is the county seat of Union County.^[4] Located in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, Lewisburg is northwest of Sunbury. It is home to Bucknell University and is near the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Its 19th-century downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lewisburg is the principal city of the Lewisburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also part of the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.

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^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lewisburg borough, Pennsylvania; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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