Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Bloomsburg Town Hall in 2012 | |
| Nicknames: The only incorporated town in Pennsylvania, Bloom, Town of Love | |
Location of Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania | |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 the only incorporated town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. As of the 2010 census, Bloomsburg had a population of 14,855, with an estimated population of 13,811 in 2019.
Bloomsburg is one of two principal communities of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.