Nittany, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Census designated place |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 175px |
Map Caption1: | Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Nittany |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Walker |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.67 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.67 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 624 |
Population Density Km2: | 170.12 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 894 |
Coordinates: | 40.9978°N -77.5561°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 16841[3] |
Area Code: | 814 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-54520 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1182480 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.42 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.42 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 440.68 |
Nittany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[4] in Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 658.[5]
It is located along the northeastern border of Centre County, next to Lamar in Clinton County. It lies in the Nittany Valley, between the long ridge of Nittany Mountain to the southeast and lower Sand Ridge to the northwest. The center of Nittany is at the intersections of PA Routes 64 and 445. PA 64 leads northeast through Lamar 3miles to Interstate 80 and southwest 9miles to Zion, while PA 445 leads southeast across Nittany and Brush mountains to Millheim.
The CDP is in Bellefonte Area School District.[6]