Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
32% of the land in Lykens Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 264, at 710 acres. We don’t grade Lykens Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Lykens Township beats most towns.
Where Lykens Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 2,154 in 1880, a peak of 3,048 in 1940, 1,873 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lykens Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lykens Township.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Knoll School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 29 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 264 | — | 710 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The top destinations are Washington Township (10%), Gratz (10%) and Harrisburg (7%). Just 6% of Lykens Township’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Lykens Township added 210 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 361. Also worth knowing: in Lykens Township, 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Lykens Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
71% of Lykens Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 11%. Compared with three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Since 1996, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The peak summer temperature for Lykens Township comes to 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Lykens Township, 40% sleep under 7 hours. For adults here, the share who smoke cigarettes is 20%.
| Lykens Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lykens Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lykens Township
About 1 of every 100 Lykens Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Lykens Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Lykens is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Anthracite coal mining sustained a population of 2,762 in 1900 and 2,943 in 1910. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census. Lykens is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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7 towns share a border with Lykens Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lykens Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Pillow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mifflin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Klingerstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Mahantongo Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wiconisco Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C+ |
Washington Township and Wiconisco Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township and Wiconisco Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lykens Township, Jordan Township, Pillow, Mifflin Township, Klingerstown and Upper Mahantongo Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lykens Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Lykens Township yet; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
