Lykens

Lykens is a borough in , United States. Anthracite coal mining sustained a population of 2,762 in 1900 and 2,943 in 1910. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,850 residents
  • Description: borough in northeastern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Lykens, PA”, “Lykens, Pennsylvania”, and “Лйкенс”
  • Postal code: 17048

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Glen and Elizabethville.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 6 miles northeast of Lykens.

Village
Photo: Rufcar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a borough in , United States. is situated 6 miles west of Lykens.

Lykens

Latitude
40.56675° or 40° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
-76.70052° or 76° 42′ 2″ west
Population
1,850
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US YKE
Open location code
87G5H78X+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158363628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5199324
Wiki­data ID
Q1181227
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lykens” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليكينز”
  • Basque: “Lykens”
  • Catalan: “Lykens”
  • Cebuano: “Lykens”
  • Chechen: “Лайкенс”
  • Chinese: “萊肯斯 (賓夕法尼亞州)”
  • Chinese: “萊肯斯”
  • Dutch: “Lykens”
  • French: “Lykens”
  • German: “Lykens”
  • Gilaki: “لیکنز (پنسيلوانيا)”
  • Gilaki: “لیکنز”
  • Haitian: “Lykens, Pennsilvani”
  • Haitian: “Lykens”
  • Italian: “Lykens”
  • Ladin: “Lykens”
  • Malagasy: “Lykens, Pennsylvania”
  • Malagasy: “Lykens”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lykens”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lykens (Pennsylvania)”
  • Norwegian: “Lykens”
  • Portuguese: “Lykens”
  • Russian: “Лийкенс”
  • Serbian: “Лајкенс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lykens, Pennsylvania”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lykens”
  • Spanish: “Lykens”
  • Tatar: “Лайкенс”
  • Ukrainian: “Лайкенс”
  • Urdu: “لائیکنز، پنسلوانیا”
  • Uzbek: “Lykens”
  • Vietnamese: “Lykens, Pennsylvania”
  • Vietnamese: “Lykens”
  • Volapük: “Lykens”
  • Welsh: “Lykens, Pennsylvania”
  • Welsh: “Lykens”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wiconisco and Big Run.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lykens Glen and Wiconisco Township Municipal Building.

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