Lykens, Pennsylvania
Lykens, Pennsylvania | |
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Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
Lykens Location in Pennsylvania and the United States Lykens Lykens (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 76°42′09″W / 40.56694°N 76.70250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Settled | 1848 |
| Incorporated | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,873 |
| • Density | 1,535.7/sq mi (592.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17048 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-45592 |
| Website | www |
Lykens is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 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.
Lykens is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.