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Lykens
Pennsylvaniaborough
Total population
1,878
Median home value
$107,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$73,318
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lykens is a borough located in Pennsylvania, United States. The settlement sits at 40.564°, -76.698°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,878. At 587 people per km², the borough shows a medium-density urban fabric. It covers a compact 3.2 km² of land area. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,408 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lykens, PA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Williams Valley JSHSHigh · Tower City · 440 students · 12.2:1 ratio
- Upper Dauphin Area El SchElementary · Lykens · 399 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Upper Dauphin Area HSHigh · Elizabethville · 343 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Upper Dauphin Area MSMiddle · Lykens · 312 students · 13.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lykens

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library