Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Nanticoke: City in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Nanticoke is a city located in the county of Luzerne in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,465 and a population density of 2,956 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 10,278 inhabitants.

The city was created 150 years ago in 1873.

Nanticoke locator map
Location of Nanticoke on Pennsylvania map.

Quick Facts about Nanticoke

Population : 10,278 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Pennsylvania (United States)
County : Luzerne County
Postal code : 18634
Phone Area Codes : 570
Area : 3.54 km2
Altitude : 696 feet / 212 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1970 (150 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00, Eastern Time Zone
Local time : 21:53:56 (10th November 2024)
Density : 2,903 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : -1.82% (2010-2020)
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Nanticoke City
Nanticoke City image

Geography

Nanticoke is located at 41°12'19"N 76°0'18"W (41.2053600, -76.0049200).

Nanticoke map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Nanticoke decreased by 1.82% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 10,465 - census
2011 10,438 -0.26% estimation process
2012 10,425 -0.12% estimation process
2013 10,360 -0.63% estimation process
2014 10,328 -0.31% estimation process
2015 10,280 -0.47% estimation process
2016 10,236 -0.43% estimation process
2017 10,298 0.6% estimation process
2018 10,345 0.45% estimation process
2019 10,312 -0.32% estimation process
2020 10,278 -0.33% estimation process

Nanticoke zip code is 18634. County name: Luzerne, County fips: 42079

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People born in Nanticoke (21)

People born in Nanticoke, including politician Paul Kanjorski, politician John S. Fine, actor and screenwriter Nick Adams, .

List

  • Albert Tannenbaum (American mobster) he was born in 17/01/1906
  • Harry Thompson (American baseball player) he was born in 09/09/1889
  • Al Cihocki (American baseball player) he was born in 07/05/1922
  • Doug Turley (American football player (1918-1992)) he was born in 25/11/1918
  • Frank Piekarski (American football player and coach, judge (1879-1951)) he was born in 17/08/1879
  • George Hasay (American politician) he was born in 07/02/1948
  • Guy Kistler (American politician) he was born in 15/11/1910
  • Jack Evans (American politician from Washington D.C.) he was born in 31/10/1953
  • Johnny Grodzicki (American baseball player and coach) he was born in 26/02/1917
  • Michael Henry Sheridan (United States federal judge) he was born in 08/07/1912
  • Pete Gray (American baseball player) he was born in 06/03/1915
  • Stanley Henry Kunz (American politician) he was born in 26/09/1864
  • Stanley Jarolin (American politician) he was born in 04/01/1933
  • Steve Bilko (American baseball player) he was born in 13/11/1928
  • Ed Spencer (American racing driver) he was born in 05/01/1929
  • Stanley Dudrick (American surgeon) he was born in 09/04/1935
  • Doris Bartuska (American endocrinologist) she was born in 18/04/1929
  • Stanley F. Michalski (American music professor and band conductor) he was born in 01/01/1934

Schools in Nanticoke

College & universities near Nanticoke, PA

Code Name City ZIP
213659 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke (PA) 18634-3899

Stations (3)

Amtrak & bus stations near Nanticoke, PA

Code Name Address Type
WKB Wilkes-Barre, PA 47 South Washington Street BUS
WHV White Haven, PA I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940 BUS
SRN Scranton, PA 23 Lackawanna Avenue BUS

Post offices near Nanticoke

Post Office Name City ZIP
Nanticok Post Office Nanticoke (PA) 18634

Other places with the same name (2)

  • Nanticoke , New York city in Broome County, New York, United States of America with a population of 1,596 people.

Other cities in Luzerne County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Luzerne County , PA. (more)

City Name Population Title
Back Mountain 26,973 Unincorporated community
Hazleton 24,809 City in southern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Kingston 12,787 Borough in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Plains 9,657 Township in eastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Cranberry 6,218 Township in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Plymouth 5,752 Borough in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Exeter 5,519 Borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Swoyersville 5,010 Borough in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Duryea 4,910 Borough in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
West Pittston 4,745 Borough in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Edwardsville 4,738 Borough in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Larksville 4,395 Borough in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
West Hazleton 4,318 Borough in southwestern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Forty Fort 4,025 Borough in northeastern Luzerne, County, Pennsylvania
Freeland 3,413 Borough in southern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Pittston 3,346 City in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Distance to Other Cities

Nanticoke distances to largest Pennsylvania cities