Sinking Spring
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Sinking Spring

Place

Territory

GEOID
4270880
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:pa/place:sinking_spring
POP
4,584 (2025)
CENTER
40.3242, -76.0235
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Sinking Spring

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Sinking Spring itself.

Civil Service Commission
0/3 seats recorded

Organization 7

Departments

  • Administrative offices of the Borough of Sinking Spring at 3940 Penn Avenue, including the Borough Manager, Borough Secretary and Borough Treasurer. The borough's solicitor is Barley Snyder LLC and its engineer is ARRO Engineering.

  • Parks & Recreation Parks & Recreation

    Borough parks and recreation, offering a Summer Playground Program and rentals of the Brookfield Manor Pavilion, Evans Avenue Pavilion and Freight House.

  • Borough planning, zoning, permits and code enforcement, administering the Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) and Floodplain Ordinance. Kraft Code Services is the commercial building inspector.

  • The Borough of Sinking Spring Public Works Department maintains roughly 14 miles of roads with 4 full-time and 1 part-time employee. It provides fall curbside leaf collection, curbside Christmas tree collection and municipal snow removal.

  • Borough trash and recycling collection, both every Wednesday, with Thursday pickup when a major holiday falls Monday through Wednesday. Residents may place one bulk item out each week. Yard waste goes to the borough Yard Waste Site at the rear of 152 Woodrow Avenue, which requires a key card.

  • Borough police department located at 3940 Penn Avenue, Rear, Sinking Spring, PA 19608. Non-emergency line 610-678-1906; emergency 9-1-1. A free medication drop box is in the police office lobby, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

  • Water & Sewer Utilities

    Borough sewer service, governed by the Sewer Ordinance and Sewer Rate Resolution 22-16, with a Waste Water Treatment Plant Superintendent listed among borough officials. Water service in the borough is provided by Pennsylvania American Water, not the borough.

Services 10

  • Accident Report Copies Sinking Spring Police Department
  • Building Permit Application Planning & Zoning
  • CodeRED Emergency Notification Sign-Up Borough Administration
  • Evans Avenue Pavilion Rental Parks & Recreation
  • Freight House Rental Parks & Recreation
  • Medication Drop Box Sinking Spring Police Department
  • Pay Sewer/Refuse Bill Online Water & Sewer
  • Property Maintenance Complaint Form Planning & Zoning
  • Right-to-Know Request Borough Administration
  • Yard Waste Site Key Card Application Residential and Commercial Trash & Recycling