Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

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(Elk County)

Nantilly
(Cumberland County)

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The city of Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County.

Nanticoke is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Nanticoke lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Maryland, New York and Ontario have communities that are also named Nanticoke.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Nanticoke had a population of 10,955 people ^<2> (or 3.44% of the total population of Luzerne County). The population of Nanticoke represented 0.09% of the total of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 37th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Nanticoke had a population of 10,199 people. This is a decrease of 6.9% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Nanticoke.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	10,199	-6.9%	-0.33% since 2007
2007	10,233	-6.59%	-0.43% since 2006
2006	10,277	-6.19%	-0.52% since 2005
2005	10,331	-5.7%
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2000	10,955	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Back Mountain	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
East Berwick	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Foundryville	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Glen Lyon	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
Hazleton	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
Houston City	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Nanticoke.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nanticoke - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Nanticoke. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Nanticoke and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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