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Population (year 2000): 10,610. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,086 (-4.9% change)
Males: 4,953 (46.7%), Females: 5,657 (53.3%)
Northumberland County
Zip code:
17801
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $25,893 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sunbury:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.3%), United States
(13.8%), Irish (10.2%), Dutch (5.8%), Italian (4.8%), English
(4.3%).
Elevation: 450 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sunbury
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sunbury city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 14.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -987 (-8.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Sunbury:
- SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (350 NORTH 11TH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sunbury:
- EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
LEWISBURG, PA)
- DANVILLE STATE HOSP (about 14 miles; DANVILLE, PA)
- GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; DANVILLE,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sunbury:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 27 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 63 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sunbury:
- SUNBURY (about 3 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: 71N)
- PENN VALLEY (about 6 miles; SELINSGROVE, PA; ID:
SEG)
- SUNBURY (about 6 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: H11)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sunbury:
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 32 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 46 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
Public high school in Sunbury:
- SHIKELLAMY HS (Students: 1,116; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sunbury:
- SUNBURY MS (Students: 428; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAKLYN SCH (Students: 356; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHIEF SHIKELLAMY SCH (Students: 347; Grades:
KG - 05)
- GRACE S BECK SCH (Students: 266; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle school in Sunbury:
- SAINT MONICA SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location:
109 MARKET STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Sunbury:
- JOHN R KAUFFMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $264,186; Location: 228 ARCH ST; 59,871 books;
1,640 audio materials; 2,054 video materials; 130 serial
subscriptions)
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