Place:Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameSunbury
Alt namesFort Augustasource: Family History Library Catalog
Simsburysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42026390
TypeCity
Coordinates40.864°N 76.789°W
Located inNorthumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Sunbury Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sunbury is a city and county seat of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and west branches. It dates to the early 18th century.

Thomas Edison features in the town's history, and the historic Edison Hotel was renamed in his honor. Other historic sites include the Beck House, Northumberland County Courthouse, and Sunbury Historic District, all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunbury is the principal city in the Sunbury, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area and one of three principal cities in the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.

Sunbury's population was 9,905 at the 2010 census.

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