Nittany, Pennsylvania

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Nittany, Pennsylvania
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Nittany
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Nittany
Nittany (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°59′52″N77°33′22″W / 40.99778°N 77.55611°W / 40.99778; -77.55611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Centre
Township Walker
Area
[1]
  Total
1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
  Land1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
894 ft (272 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
624
  Density440.68/sq mi (170.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
16841 [3]
Area code 814
FIPS code 42-54520
GNIS feature ID1182480

Nittany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place [4] in Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 658. [5]

It is located along the northeastern border of Centre County, next to Lamar in Clinton County. It lies in the Nittany Valley, between the long ridge of Nittany Mountain to the southeast and lower Sand Ridge to the northwest. The center of Nittany is at the intersections of PA Routes 64 and 445. PA 64 leads northeast through Lamar 3 miles (5 km) to Interstate 80 and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Zion, while PA 445 leads southeast across Nittany and Brush mountains 12 miles (19 km) to Millheim.

Historical population
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2020 624
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

The CDP is in Bellefonte Area School District. [7]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "Nittany PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".
  5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Nittany CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 18, 2024. - Text list