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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-072184
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250730

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056943
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				232391852
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 E. DRINKER STREET
		CITY:			DUNMORE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18512
		BUSINESS PHONE:		570-346-7741

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 E. DRINKER STREET
		CITY:			DUNMORE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18512

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980303
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Peoples
Financial Services Corp.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">102 E. Drinker Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dunmore, PA 18512</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">July 30, 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>VIA EDGAR</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Attn: Todd Schiffman</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; width: 91%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Peoples Financial Services Corp.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-4</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-288783</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, Peoples Financial Services Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) hereby respectfully requests that the effective
date of the above referenced Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;be&nbsp;accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 1, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">We respectfully request that the Company be notified
of such effectiveness by a telephone call or email to the Company&rsquo;s counsel, Donald R. Readlinger of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP,
who can be reached at (609) 951-4164 or donald.readlinger@troutman.com and that such effectiveness also be confirmed to the Company in
writing. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Donald R. Readlinger.</P>

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<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Respectfully,</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Peoples Financial Services Corp.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top">/s/ James M. Bone, Jr., CPA &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;James M. Bone, Jr., CPA</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; width: 98%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Donald R. Readlinger, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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