Great Bend, Pennsylvania

About Great Bend

Great Bend, PA is a tiny community located in northeastern Pennsylvania counting 618 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Great Bend is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,131 residents per square mile.

📰 Great Bend News Today

• Victims identified in Susquehanna County triple homicide; Hallstead man charged WBNG · Jul 14
• Susquehanna County triple-homicide suspect told police 'I killed everyone I love' WVIA Public Media · Jul 14
• New details emerge in Great Bend triple homicide - WIVT WIVT - News 34 · Jul 15
• Police identify three victims in Susquehanna County triple homicide fox56.com · Jul 14
• Garrett Johnson charged in Susquehanna County triple homicide The River Reporter · Jul 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Great Bend Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Great Bend

• Skyline Drive State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Grange Hall Park reviews ★
• River Park reviews ★
• SPC Lee A. Wiegand Memorial Park reviews ★
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Great Bend

🏘️ Nearby Communities