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Wiconisco, Pennsylvania 
Summary
Wiconisco is a census-designated place in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its location is just north of U.S. Route 209 and the borough of Lykens. As of the 2010 census the population was 921.[1]
Wiconisco, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′24″N 76°41′29″W / 40.57333°N 76.69139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Township | Wiconisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 921 |
| • Density | 845/sq mi (326.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17097 |
| FIPS code | 42-84968 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1199792 |
History edit
A post office has been in operation at Wiconisco since 1835.[2] The community took its name from Wiconisco Creek.[3]
References edit
- ^ The U.S. Census Bureau lists the CDP as Wiconsico. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wiconsico [sic] CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Dauphin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 21.
External links edit
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wiconisco, Pennsylvania