Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Town
Bloomsburg Town Hall in 2012
Bloomsburg Town Hall in 2012
Nicknames: 
The only incorporated town in Pennsylvania, Bloom, Town of Love
Location of Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Location of Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is located in Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg is located in the United States
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Coordinates: 41°00′09″N 76°27′29″W / 41.00250°N 76.45806°W / 41.00250; -76.45806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyColumbia
Bloom Township1797
Town of BloomsburgMarch 4, 1870
Government
 • MayorJustin Hummel (D)
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2)
 • Land4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)  7.22%
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
12,711
 • Density2,923.41/sq mi (1,128.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17815
Area codes570 and 272
FIPS code42-07128
Websitebloomsburgpa.org

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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