Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Scranton. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Bloomsburg and has a population of 76,415 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Wilkes-Barre. It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the northeast of Bloomsburg and has a population of 43,123 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Coaldale	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Hazleton	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Lebanon	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	24,097	1.49% decrease
	Muncy	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,045	1.32% decrease
	Nanticoke	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease
	Pittston	NE	41 mi [66 km]	7,547	6.87% decrease
	Pottsville	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease
	Sunbury	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	9,819	7.46% decrease
	Williamsport	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	29,456	4.07% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Almedia	E	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Buckhorn	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Espy	E	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Eyers Grove	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Fernville	W	Less than 2 mi
	Jerseytown	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Lightstreet	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Lime Ridge	E	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Mainville	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Mechanicsville	W	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Mifflinville	E	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Numidia	S	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Queen City	S	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Rupert	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Slabtown	S	7 mi [11.27 km]

Columbia County

Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Sullivan.

While not sharing a border with Columbia, the following counties are close to Bloomsburg: Union, Snyder and Carbon.

Below are counties that are near Bloomsburg (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Bloomsburg:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Bloomsburg
	Berks County	S	Round Head	34 miles [54 km]
	Bradford County	N	Cumiskey	39 miles [62 km]
	Carbon County	E	Audenried	24 miles [38 km]
	Centre County	W	Shakespeare Club	37 miles [59 km]
	Clinton County	W	Carroll	39 miles [62 km]
	Dauphin County	SW	Erdman	27 miles [43 km]
	Juniata County	SW	Oriental	38 miles [61 km]
	Lebanon County	S	Gold Mine	33 miles [53 km]
	Lehigh County	SE	Slateville	38 miles [61 km]
	Luzerne County	E	East Berwick	12 miles [19 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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