Welcome to Nicktown ...

Nicktown is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicktown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Nicktown is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Nicktown is within the (814) area code.

The ZIP code for Nicktown: 15762<3>

Communities near Nicktown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nicktown.

• Indiana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Portage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Homer City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
• Patton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Cresson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nicktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nicktown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nicktown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nicktown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicktown. See our Newspapers Page for Nicktown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nicktown ...

Looking for more information about Nicktown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nicktown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nicktown.

Adding Nicktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicktown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nicktown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nicktown post office opened in 1870.

We also found Nicktown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nicktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/