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Welcome to Nesquehoning ...

Nesquehoning is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nesquehoning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nesquehoning has a population of 3,249 people<2> (see below for details).

Nesquehoning is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Nesquehoning: 18240<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nesquehoning had an population of 3,249 people. This is a decrease of 2.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nesquehoning had a population of 3,349 people (or 5.13% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Nesquehoning the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Nesquehoning represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 288th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,349 people, the population of Nesquehoning increased 1.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,288 people).

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

Communities near Nesquehoning ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nesquehoning ...

Looking for more information about Nesquehoning? 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 Nesquehoning, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nesquehoning.

Adding Nesquehoning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nesquehoning 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 Nesquehoning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Nesquehoning post office opened in 1838.

We also found Nesquehoning in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nesquehoning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, 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 Nesquehoning.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nesquehoning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Nesquehoning). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nesquehoning or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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