Sunbury’s post office opened in 1816, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Sunbury High School.
How Sunbury began
When was Sunbury founded?
The Sunbury post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name.
1 historic place in Sunbury
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
2 famous people were born in Sunbury
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Old corners and burying grounds
Sunbury’s post office has been open since 1816.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Sunbury’s history
What year was Sunbury founded?
The Sunbury post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Sunbury?
One place: the Sunbury High School (listed 2009).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.