Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Allentown. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southeast of Nanticoke and has a population of 106,632 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Scranton. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the northeast of Nanticoke and has a population of 76,415 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Bloomsburg	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	12,772	3.21% increase
	Carbondale	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	9,208	6.08% decrease
	Coaldale	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Hazleton	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Muncy	W	41 mi [66 km]	1,045	1.32% decrease
	Pittston	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	7,547	6.87% decrease
	Pottsville	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease
	Sunbury	SW	46 mi [74 km]	9,819	7.46% decrease
	Wilkes-Barre	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	40,932	5.08% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Back Mountain	N	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Belian Village	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Coxes Village	S	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Cross Village	S	18 mi [28.97 km]
	East Berwick	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Foundryville	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Glen Lyon	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Houston City	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Jamison City	W	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Jonestown	W	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Mifflinville	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Mountain Top	E	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Nuremberg	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Plains	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Tresckow	S	19 mi [30.58 km]

Luzerne County

Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan and Wyoming.

While not sharing a border with Luzerne, the following counties are close to Nanticoke: Centre, Lycoming and Bradford.

Below are counties that are near Nanticoke (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Nanticoke:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Nanticoke
	Berks County	S	Quaker City	37 miles [59 km]
	Bradford County	NW	Sciotavale	27 miles [43 km]
	Carbon County	SE	Port Jenkins	14 miles [22 km]
	Centre County	E	Blakeslee Estates	23 miles [37 km]
	Columbia County	SW	Foundryville	14 miles [22 km]
	Lackawanna County	NE	Lawrenceville	16 miles [25 km]
	Lehigh County	SE	Lehigh Furnace	35 miles [56 km]
	Lycoming County	W	Richards Grove	25 miles [40 km]
	Monroe County	E	Arrowhead Lake	22 miles [35 km]
	Montour County	W	Columbia Hill	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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