Punxsutawney
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borough in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Jefferson
- Type
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Richard Alexander
- Manager
- Robert Santik
- Total
- 3.43 sq mi (8.88 km )
- Land
- 3.37 sq mi (8.72 km )
- Water
- 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km )
- Elevation
- 1,230 ft (370 m)
- Density
- 1,710/sq mi (662/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 42-62920
- Website
- punxsutawneyboro.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce - Punxsutawney, PA
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- borough of Pennsylvania
- Official name
- Punxsutawney
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Jefferson County
- Population
- 5769
- Area
- 8.849248
- Elevation
- 370
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.punxsutawney.com
- Image
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (6940934566).jpg
- Households
- 2673
- Dialing code
- 814
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- Commons category
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- Commons gallery
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- native label
- Punkwsutènay
- postal code
- 15767
- inception
- 1816-00-00
- water area
- 0.16567
- water as percent of area
- 1.8721
- per capita income
- 23191
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Encyclopedic overview
Punxsutawney (/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/; Lenape: Punkwsutènay) is a borough in southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,769. It is located approximately 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. Punxsutawney is known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration held each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and media outlets visit the community for an annual weather "prediction" by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Punxsutawney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.