Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Bloomsburg Town Hall in 2012 | |
| Nicknames: The only incorporated town in Pennsylvania, Bloom, Town of Love | |
 Location of Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania | |
  Bloomsburg  Bloomsburg | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′09″N 76°27′29″W / 41.00250°N 76.45806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Bloom Township | 1797 |
| Town of Bloomsburg | March 4, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justin Hummel (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) 7.22% |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,711 |
| • Density | 2,923.41/sq mi (1,128.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17815 |
| Area codes | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-07128 |
| Website | bloomsburgpa |
Bloomsburg is a town and the county seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River.[3] It is the only Pennsylvania municipality incorporated as a town.[4] As of the 2010 census, Bloomsburg had a population of 14,855,[5] with an estimated population of 13,811 in 2019.[6]
Bloomsburg is one of two principal communities of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties,[7] and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.[8]
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