Wiconisco, Pennsylvania
| Wiconisco, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′24″N 76°41′29″W / 40.57333°N 76.69139°WCoordinates: 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 | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17097 |
| FIPS code | 42-84968 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1199792 |
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]
History
A post office has been in operation at Wiconisco since 1835.[2] The community took its name from Wiconisco Creek.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Dauphin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 21.
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