Welcome to Sunbury ...

The village of Sunbury is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Sunbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Sunbury: SUN-berry<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sunbury has a population of 6,388 people<4> (see below for details).

Sunbury is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Sunbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sunbury: (740)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sunbury had an population of 6,388 people. This is an increase of 45.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 142.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sunbury had a population of 4,389 people. This makes Sunbury the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Sunbury represents 0.04% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 266th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,389 people, the population of Sunbury increased 66.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,630 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sunbury.

Communities Also Named Sunbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Sunbury: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 10 communities that are also named Sunbury - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunbury.

Communities near Sunbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunbury.

• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
• Delaware
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <6>
• Westerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <6>
• Reynoldsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <6>
• Gahanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <6>
• Upper Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <6>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <6>
• Pataskala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <6>
• Worthington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunbury. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunbury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunbury. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sunbury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunbury ...

Looking for more information about Sunbury? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sunbury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sunbury.

Adding Sunbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunbury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sunbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sunbury post office opened in 1817.

We also found Sunbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/