Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Lewistown, Pennsylvania | |
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The Lewistown post office | |
Location of Lewistown in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′51″N 77°34′24″W / 40.59750°N 77.57333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Mifflin |
| Settled | 1790 |
| Incorporated | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Deborah Bargo |
| • Council President | Larry Searer |
| • Council Vice President | Jim Steele |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 520 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,579 |
| • Density | 4,226.11/sq mi (1,631.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17044 |
| Area code(s) | 717 and 223 |
| FIPS code | 42-43000 |
| School district | Mifflin County School District |
| Website | lewistownborough |
Lewistown is a borough in and the county seat of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the principal city of the Lewistown, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Mifflin County. It lies along the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Harrisburg.
The number of people living in the borough in 1900 was 4,451; in 1910, 8,166; in 1940, 13,017; and in 2000, 8,998. The population was 8,561 at the 2020 census.