Sunbury, Pennsylvania

Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Route 61 and Pennsylvania Route 147 in Sunbury
Location of Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Sunbury is located in Pennsylvania
Sunbury
Sunbury
Location of Sunbury in Pennsylvania
Sunbury is located in the United States
Sunbury
Sunbury
Sunbury (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°51′50″N 76°47′21″W / 40.86389°N 76.78917°W / 40.86389; -76.78917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthumberland County
Settled1772
Incorporated (borough)1797
Incorporated (city)1920
Government
 • TypeCity
 • MayorJoshua A. Brocious [1] (R)
Area
 • Total2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2)
 • Land2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)  1.40%
Elevation
[3] (benchmark at city center)
450 ft (140 m)
Highest elevation
[3] (eastern city boundary)
640 ft (200 m)
Lowest elevation
[3] (Susquehanna River)
420 ft (130 m)
Population
 • Total9,719
 • Density4,842.55/sq mi (1,870.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17801
Area code(s)570 and 272
FIPS code42-75304
WebsiteCity website

Sunbury (/ˈsʌnbɛri/ SUN-berr-ee) is a city and the county seat of Northumberland County in Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Susquehanna Valley, Sunbury is positioned on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.

Sunbury's roots stretch back to the early 18th century. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,905. The city is one of the three principal cities in the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.

Sunbury is connected to inventor Thomas Edison. In 1883, the Hotel Edison became the first building in Sunbury to be illuminated by Edison's innovative three-wire electrical system.[5] The hotel was later named in honor of Edison.[6]

Sunbury is home to the Beck House and the Northumberland County Courthouse. The Sunbury Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

  1. ^ "Mayor". City of Sunbury, Pa (SunburyPA.org). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Sunbury Topo Map, Northumberland County PA (Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Scott, Rob. "Edison Hotel has long, colorful history." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, July 2, 2007, p. B1 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "J. W. Treadwell Paid Tribute by PRR Chief." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, p. 6 of pp. 1, 6 (subscription required).
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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