NicktownPA
A town settled in 1870, now home to 143 people.
Is Nicktown a good place to live?
Nicktown’s mean commuting time is 35 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Nicktown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
143 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nicktown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nicktown, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nicktown.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Nicktown: inland flooding
For Nicktown, the FEMA risk score is 4 of 100. FEMA puts 67% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Nicktown’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Nicktown: 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based locally fell to 35 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013. The median household income for Nicktown is $63,000. The top destinations are White Township (8%), Ebensburg (7%) and Altoona (5%).
| Nicktown | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Nicktown
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 17°, with about 80 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flight 93 National Memorial and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nicktown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
18 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
16 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkLakemont Park35 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
34 mi MuseumFort LigonierPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Nicktown
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nicktown
About 11 of every 100 Nicktown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Nicktown for work
Where Nicktown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Nicktown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Nicktown is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 271 and Pennsylvania Route 553, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south-southwest of Northern Cambria. Nicktown has a post office with ZIP code 15762, which opened on November 11, 1870.
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- Elevation
- 1,955 ft
- ZIP code
- 15762
Questions about Nicktown
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Is Nicktown, PA a good place to live?
Nicktown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.