West Sunbury Pennsylvania Map

About West Sunbury, Pennsylvania

West Sunbury is a locality in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 288.6 people per km². West Sunbury is located at 41.0073°N, 79.8962°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16061.

West Sunbury rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of glaciers and the subsequent etchings of creeks. It lies 29.4 miles north-north-east of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Homeacre-Lyndora. Rolling hills, cloaked in the varied greens of deciduous forest and cultivated fields, define its character, the air often carrying the clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. Here, the land does not immediately reveal its secrets, instead offering a subtle beauty in the way sunlight filters through the canopy or the hushed quiet that settles as dusk deepens, painting the western sky in muted washes of rose and lavender. The terrain is a gentle, yet persistent, series of rises and dips, a topography that speaks of a long geological past and a present grounded in the rhythms of the seasons. The history of West Sunbury is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, where generations have worked the fertile soil, their lives marked by the cycles of planting and harvest. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land, established farms that still form the backbone of the local economy, though many have diversified over time. The memory of more industrial pursuits can still be felt, a faint echo in the landscape and the stoic resilience of its people. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of West Sunbury resides in its quiet persistence, its connection to the land, and the steady, unpretentious way of life that has taken root here.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on West Sunbury and Butler County.

Detailed location data for West Sunbury includes the ZIP code (16061), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Butler County (Butler), and school district assignment (Moniteau School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct West Sunbury is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.