Sayre, Pennsylvania
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Sayre is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the principal city in the Sayre, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It lies 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Elmira, New York, and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Binghamton. It is currently the largest city in Bradford County. In the past, various iron products were made there. In 1900, 5,243 people lived there; in 1910, 6,426 people lived there, and in 1940, 7,569 persons made their homes in Sayre. The population was 5,403 at the 2020 census.[3]
Sayre, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 41°58′44″N 76°30′56″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bradford |
Settled | 1871 |
Incorporated (borough) | 1891 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Henry G. Farley |
Area | |
• Total | 2.04 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
• Land | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,587 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 5,344 |
• Density | 2,653.81/sq mi (1,024.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip code | 18840 |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-68096 |
Website | sayreborough |
Sayre is part of the Penn-York Valley ("The Valley"), a group of four contiguous communities in New York and Pennsylvania: Waverly, New York; South Waverly, Pennsylvania; Sayre; Athens, Pennsylvania, and smaller surrounding communities with a combined population near 35,000.