240th year
Founding: Established in 1772, incorporated as a borough in 1797, and as a city in 1920.
Area: 2.2 square miles, 2.1 square miles of land and .1 square miles of water.
Population: 9,905 as of the 2010 census.
City government: Mayor David Persing; council members James Eister, Kevin Troup, Joseph Bartello III and Todd Snyder; clerk Theresa A. Specht; treasurer Elizabeth R. Kremer; chief of police Stephen Mazzeo.
Sites of interest: North 4th Street Recreational Complex, city ice skating rink and community center, which serves as home to the Bucknell University ice hockey team, Fort Discovery playground and Oppenheimer Pleasure Grounds, Cameron Park, Keithan Bluebird Gardens, Shikellamy State Park and Marina, Sunbury Community Hospital, Adam T. Bower Fabridam, Amateur Softball Association of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.
Special events: Sunbury Celebration to be held July 12 to 14, Sunbury River Festival to be held Aug. 16 to 18.