Towanda, Pennsylvania

About Towanda

Set in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, Towanda is a small town counting 2,774 people who proudly call it home.

Towanda holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,433 residents per square mile.

📰 Towanda News Today

• Towanda High School (PA) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Towanda Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Sandra Coveney Obituary (2026) - Syracuse, NY Syracuse.com · Aug 6
• PSP: Towanda woman charged after drunken golf course incident WETM · May 18
• Danny Ray Watkins Obituary Jun 11, 2026 Hoffman Funeral & Cremation, Ltd · Jun 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Towanda Unique

• 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Towanda

• Suky's Diner — american
• Community Cup Coffee & Tea House — coffee shop (café)
• Flying Taco — mexican
• Great Wall Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Harkness Family Restaurant
• Kambo Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Oliver's
• Papa V's Pizza — pizza
• Pipher's Diner
• Riverstone Inn — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bradford County Historical Society · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Towanda

• Senator Roger A. Madigan Gateway Park reviews ★
• Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
• Riverfront Park reviews ★
• Third Ward Playground reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Towanda

• Morrow El Sch
• Northern Tier Career Center
• Towanda Area El Sch
• Towanda Area JSHS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Towanda

🏘️ Nearby Communities