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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Sunbury. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Sunbury is right for you.
SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA QUICK STATSCounty: Northumberland
Incorporated: 12/29/1920
Elevation: 450 feet
Land Area: 2.12 square miles
Population Density: 4625 people per square mile
Races (City): 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 (City): German (33.3%), United States (13.8%), Irish (10.2%), Dutch (5.8%), Italian (4.8%), English (4.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (57.9 miles , pop. 81,207)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (105.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Shamokin Dam borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Northumberland borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Hummels Wharf, PA (1.8 miles ), Kratzerville, PA (2.3 miles ), Selinsgrove borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Snydertown borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Trevorton, PA (2.9 miles ), Linntown, PA (2.9 miles )
Sunbury Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. House age significantly above state average. Number of college students significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 71.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Sunbury:
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, LEWISBURG, PA, Full-time enrollment: 3,534 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 22 miles, BLOOMSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 6,880 PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY about 30 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 47 miles, MIDDLETOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 2,064 LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 48 miles, NANTICOKE, PA, FT enrollment: 3,582 MESSIAH COLLEGE about 51 miles, GRANTHAM, PA, FT enrollment: 2,761
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