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Welcome to Nanticoke ...

Nanticoke is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nanticoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1807.

Nanticoke is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nanticoke: 607

Communities Also Named Nanticoke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Nanticoke - they are located in Delaware, Maryland, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nanticoke.

Communities near Nanticoke ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Endicott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Owego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Dickinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Greene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Newark Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marathon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Nanticoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nanticoke.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nanticoke. 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 Nanticoke.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nanticoke ...

Looking for more information about Nanticoke? 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 Nanticoke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nanticoke.

Adding Nanticoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nanticoke 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 (so far) for Nanticoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nanticoke post office opened in 1807. The Nanticoke post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nanticoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nanticoke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/