Sykesville, Pennsylvania
Sykesville, Pennsylvania | |
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Location of Sykesville in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. | |
Sykesville Sykesville | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′58″N 78°49′12″W / 41.04944°N 78.82000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Jefferson |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Land | 1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,115 |
| • Density | 701.0/sq mi (270.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15865 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-75888 |
| Website | sykesboro |
Sykesville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sykesville had a population of 1,115.
Named for Jacob B. Sykes, an early resident, Sykesville was the birthplace of Olga Madar (1915–1996), the first woman to become a vice-president in the United Auto Workers (1970) and founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (1974).