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Welcome to Lykens ...

Lykens is located in Dauphin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lykens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lykens has a population of 1,770 people<2> (see below for details).

Lykens is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lykens: 717 & 223<4>

The ZIP code for Lykens: 17048<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lykens had an population of 1,770 people. This is a decrease of 0.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lykens had a population of 1,779 people. This makes Lykens the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lykens represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 466th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,779 people, the population of Lykens decreased 8.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,937 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lykens.

Communities Also Named Lykens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lykens - they are located in Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lykens ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lykens. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lykens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lykens ...

Looking for more information about Lykens? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lykens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lykens.

Adding Lykens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lykens 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 Lykens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lykens post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lykens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lykens.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lykens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Lykens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Lykens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lykens). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lykens or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/