Nittany, Pennsylvania Explained

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.

Education

The CDP is in Bellefonte Area School District.[6]

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Nittany PA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. October 31, 2023.
  4. Web site: Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Nittany CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 17, 2015. https://archive.today/20150417175900/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4254520. April 17, 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-07-18. - Text list