| Population | 1,773 |
| Nationwide Rank | 8071 |
Lykens, Pennsylvania is the 8,071st largest city in the United States as of 2018.
Lykens, Pennsylvania is a borough.
Lykens, Pennsylvania is currently 10.7% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Lykens, Pennsylvania's growth is below average. 71% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8061 | Santa Clara, New Mexico | 1,780 | -8.1% |
| 8062 | Loretto, Tennessee | 1,779 | 1.8% |
| 8063 | Slater, Missouri | 1,779 | -14.4% |
| 8064 | Tawas City, Michigan | 1,778 | -11.1% |
| 8065 | Port Edwards, Wisconsin | 1,777 | -8.4% |
| 8066 | Silver Bay, Minnesota | 1,776 | -13.8% |
| 8067 | Surgoinsville, Tennessee | 1,776 | 7.5% |
| 8068 | Butler, Georgia | 1,774 | -6.8% |
| 8069 | Henderson, Louisiana | 1,774 | 15.8% |
| 8070 | Miami, Arizona | 1,774 | -8.1% |
| 8071 | Lykens, Pennsylvania | 1,773 | -8.2% |
| 8072 | Ridgeville, South Carolina | 1,773 | 2.5% |
| 8073 | Shannon, Mississippi | 1,773 | 6.6% |
| 8074 | Danbury, Texas | 1,772 | 9.7% |
| 8075 | Langdon, North Dakota | 1,772 | -15.0% |
| 8076 | Peosta, Iowa | 1,772 | 167.6% |
| 8077 | French Lick, Indiana | 1,771 | -8.5% |
| 8078 | Sea Girt, New Jersey | 1,771 | -17.7% |
| 8079 | Duchesne, Utah | 1,770 | 23.6% |
| 8080 | Richland, Missouri | 1,770 | -3.1% |
| 8081 | Briarcliff, Texas | 1,769 | 97.2% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5724 | Northern Cambria | 3,544 | -15.3% |
| 5736 | Slippery Rock | 3,531 | 15.2% |
| 5748 | Mifflinburg | 3,514 | -2.1% |
| 5776 | Kane | 3,477 | -15.3% |
| 5791 | Rochester | 3,463 | -13.4% |
| 5811 | Malvern | 3,445 | 12.5% |
| 5818 | Freeland | 3,438 | -5.2% |
| 5874 | Manor | 3,358 | 23.6% |
| 5889 | Etna | 3,338 | -16.2% |
| 5890 | Hatfield | 3,338 | 26.9% |
| 5892 | Sharpsburg | 3,337 | -7.7% |
| 5909 | Spring City | 3,317 | 0.2% |
| 5919 | Masontown | 3,306 | -8.2% |
| 5920 | Springdale | 3,306 | -13.5% |
| 5922 | Ohioville | 3,305 | -11.8% |
| 5924 | Upland | 3,303 | 11.0% |
| 5938 | Mount Oliver | 3,293 | -16.8% |
| 5963 | North Wales | 3,266 | -2.3% |
| 5971 | Nesquehoning | 3,259 | -0.8% |
| 5982 | Blairsville | 3,243 | -9.7% |
| 5985 | Myerstown | 3,241 | 2.3% |
| 5988 | Wellsboro | 3,239 | -2.4% |
| 5995 | Coplay | 3,232 | -4.4% |
| 6006 | Ingram | 3,225 | -13.3% |
| 6012 | Athens | 3,210 | -5.8% |
| 6040 | Pitcairn | 3,186 | -12.8% |
| 6056 | Macungie | 3,170 | 3.9% |
| 6067 | Centerville | 3,161 | 1174.5% |
| 6081 | Brackenridge | 3,153 | -11.2% |
| 6085 | Mount Penn | 3,149 | 4.3% |
| 6090 | Union City | 3,147 | -8.9% |
| 6093 | Wesleyville | 3,144 | -12.8% |
| 6102 | Homestead | 3,138 | -15.4% |
| 6139 | Mount Pocono | 3,102 | 12.5% |
| 6149 | Ebensburg | 3,090 | 0.2% |
| 6153 | McSherrystown | 3,085 | 14.8% |
| 6166 | Wormleysburg | 3,073 | 18.0% |
| 6178 | Trafford | 3,059 | -5.3% |
| 6198 | Mohnton | 3,040 | 2.2% |
| 6221 | Wyoming | 3,018 | -5.9% |
| 6224 | Edgewood | 3,012 | -12.0% |
| 6226 | Mansfield | 3,009 | -11.8% |
| 6255 | Strasburg | 2,983 | 6.6% |
| 6257 | New Britain | 2,981 | 26.4% |
| 6262 | Penbrook | 2,979 | -1.9% |
| 6271 | Orwigsburg | 2,968 | -4.2% |
| 6277 | East Greenville | 2,959 | -4.7% |
| 6278 | Summit Hill | 2,959 | -0.3% |
| 6284 | Girard | 2,946 | -6.5% |
| 6308 | Churchill | 2,917 | -17.5% |
| 6331 | Womelsdorf | 2,895 | 11.3% |
| 6332 | Lake City | 2,894 | 2.8% |
| 6339 | Kenhorst | 2,887 | 7.2% |
| 6356 | Youngwood | 2,872 | -12.8% |
| 6370 | Mountville | 2,855 | 16.3% |
| 6381 | West Grove | 2,847 | 7.2% |
| 6386 | Towanda | 2,842 | -5.8% |
| 6388 | St. Clair | 2,841 | -12.4% |
| 6391 | North Catasauqua | 2,840 | 1.0% |
| 6415 | Luzerne | 2,813 | -4.3% |
| 6433 | Ford City | 2,793 | -19.1% |
| 6454 | Dallas | 2,770 | 8.7% |
| 6457 | Harveys Lake | 2,769 | -3.8% |
| 6458 | Kulpmont | 2,769 | -7.0% |
| 6468 | Wernersville | 2,762 | 27.8% |
| 6476 | Seven Fields | 2,754 | 36.3% |
| 6480 | Quarryville | 2,751 | 37.4% |
| 6489 | Manchester | 2,747 | 16.7% |
| 6506 | Wind Gap | 2,738 | -2.5% |
| 6528 | Ashley | 2,723 | -4.7% |
| 6536 | Philipsburg | 2,719 | -11.6% |
| 6546 | Aspinwall | 2,712 | -8.0% |
| 6555 | Bedford | 2,707 | -13.8% |
| 6575 | Ashland | 2,686 | -17.9% |
| 6583 | Dupont | 2,681 | -1.1% |
| 6588 | West Wyoming | 2,679 | -5.1% |
| 6592 | Bath | 2,674 | -1.8% |
| 6598 | Chester Heights | 2,669 | 7.5% |
| 6610 | East Lansdowne | 2,663 | 3.0% |
| 6613 | Morton | 2,662 | -1.8% |
| 6619 | Reynoldsville | 2,660 | -1.5% |
| 6622 | Hallam | 2,659 | 70.3% |
| 6636 | Cambridge Springs | 2,641 | 11.9% |
| 6645 | Freemansburg | 2,632 | 38.9% |
| 6653 | Alburtis | 2,622 | 23.9% |
| 6654 | Avoca | 2,621 | -7.7% |
| 6673 | Marietta | 2,607 | -3.0% |
| 6724 | Delmont | 2,560 | 2.5% |
| 6728 | Dillsburg | 2,558 | 23.1% |
| 6735 | Marysville | 2,553 | 10.8% |
| 6746 | Colwyn | 2,546 | 3.9% |
| 6748 | Millersburg | 2,545 | -0.5% |
| 6762 | Rockledge | 2,534 | -1.7% |
| 6766 | Derry | 2,530 | -15.2% |
| 6771 | New Hope | 2,527 | 11.9% |
| 6778 | Coopersburg | 2,515 | -2.5% |
| 6782 | Nanty-Glo | 2,513 | -17.4% |
| 6789 | Yardley | 2,509 | 0.2% |
| 6807 | Bentleyville | 2,498 | -4.9% |
| 6811 | West Newton | 2,496 | -18.8% |
| 6819 | Midland | 2,487 | -20.4% |
| 6853 | Liberty | 2,468 | 973.0% |
| 6857 | Weatherly | 2,465 | -5.5% |
| 6861 | Roaring Spring | 2,463 | 1.9% |
| 6905 | Muncy | 2,427 | -8.5% |
| 6916 | Coudersport | 2,421 | -8.7% |
| 6924 | Portage | 2,417 | -14.5% |
| 6926 | Verona | 2,417 | -16.5% |
| 6941 | Eddystone | 2,405 | -1.3% |
| 6945 | Curwensville | 2,399 | -9.3% |
| 6949 | Marcus Hook | 2,397 | 3.6% |
| 6981 | Highspire | 2,374 | -12.5% |
| 6991 | Emsworth | 2,368 | -9.2% |
| 6993 | Red Hill | 2,367 | 7.1% |
| 6999 | Matamoras | 2,363 | 1.8% |
| 7012 | Mount Union | 2,354 | -5.9% |
| 7062 | Parkside | 2,322 | 2.5% |
| 7085 | Johnsonburg | 2,307 | -22.9% |
| 7103 | Wrightsville | 2,295 | 3.3% |
| 7124 | Geistown | 2,279 | -10.4% |
| 7161 | Watsontown | 2,258 | 0.3% |
| 7176 | Brownsville | 2,245 | -19.7% |
| 7180 | Stewartstown | 2,244 | 26.3% |
| 7185 | Newtown | 2,240 | -3.1% |
| 7231 | New Wilmington | 2,208 | -9.8% |
| 7235 | Cleona | 2,205 | 2.7% |
| 7271 | Spring Grove | 2,179 | 5.6% |
| 7288 | McAdoo | 2,170 | -4.2% |
| 7302 | Penndel | 2,159 | -10.7% |
| 7312 | Coaldale | 2,153 | 1374.6% |
| 7333 | Dublin | 2,142 | 2.0% |
| 7367 | Braddock | 2,114 | -27.1% |
| 7369 | Wilmerding | 2,114 | -4.3% |
| 7412 | Southmont | 2,099 | -6.8% |
| 7423 | New Eagle | 2,094 | -7.2% |
| 7440 | Walnutport | 2,088 | 2.3% |
| 7452 | Pine Grove | 2,083 | -3.1% |
| 7454 | Conway | 2,082 | -8.8% |
| 7470 | Robesonia | 2,076 | 1.8% |
| 7471 | Topton | 2,076 | 6.6% |
| 7472 | New Stanton | 2,075 | 8.7% |
| 7479 | Jermyn | 2,072 | -9.3% |
| 7482 | Glen Rock | 2,070 | 16.0% |
| 7486 | McDonald | 2,068 | -9.1% |
| 7489 | East McKeesport | 2,066 | -17.4% |
| 7504 | Moscow | 2,056 | 9.3% |
| 7520 | Brockway | 2,046 | -5.9% |
| 7521 | Mount Holly Springs | 2,045 | 6.2% |
| 7526 | Rankin | 2,041 | -11.7% |
| 7530 | Hughesville | 2,039 | -7.4% |
| 7535 | Meyersdale | 2,038 | -17.4% |
| 7542 | North York | 2,034 | 13.4% |
| 7550 | Southwest Greensburg | 2,031 | -15.0% |
| 7573 | Jonestown | 2,020 | 96.6% |
| 7579 | Port Allegany | 2,017 | -14.0% |
| 7597 | Leechburg | 2,005 | -15.7% |
| 7606 | South Greensburg | 2,002 | -12.2% |
| 7611 | Burnham | 2,000 | -6.5% |
| 7633 | Dover | 1,990 | 9.1% |
| 7672 | Berlin | 1,963 | -10.4% |
| 7753 | Tullytown | 1,924 | -5.2% |
| 7789 | Fairchance | 1,904 | -12.2% |
| 7804 | Leesport | 1,897 | 4.9% |
| 7817 | Canton | 1,888 | 4.7% |
| 7829 | West Homestead | 1,881 | -13.9% |
| 7843 | South Connellsville | 1,876 | -17.6% |
| 7844 | Big Beaver | 1,875 | -14.1% |
| 7858 | North Belle Vernon | 1,871 | -10.9% |
| 7862 | Conyngham | 1,868 | -4.2% |
| 7868 | Mercer | 1,866 | -21.6% |
| 7885 | Riverside | 1,858 | 0.0% |
| 7908 | Adamstown | 1,847 | 53.4% |
| 7910 | Martinsburg | 1,847 | -17.2% |
| 7912 | Jacobus | 1,846 | 54.3% |
| 7920 | Trainer | 1,841 | -3.1% |
| 7932 | Bonneauville | 1,835 | 32.4% |
| 7936 | Emporium | 1,833 | -27.0% |
| 7965 | East Washington | 1,823 | -8.2% |
| 7969 | Braddock Hills | 1,820 | -8.5% |
| 7978 | St. Lawrence | 1,817 | 0.3% |
| 7992 | New Oxford | 1,809 | 6.5% |
| 8054 | Port Carbon | 1,784 | -6.4% |
| 8071 | Lykens | 1,773 | -8.2% |
| 8093 | East Pittsburgh | 1,763 | -17.1% |
| 8101 | Honey Brook | 1,760 | 25.6% |
| 8108 | Forest City | 1,757 | -5.0% |
| 8118 | Bellwood | 1,752 | -12.9% |
| 8121 | Elkland | 1,751 | -1.5% |
| 8135 | Ben Avon | 1,743 | -10.0% |
| 8143 | Mont Alto | 1,739 | 0.0% |
| 8157 | Dravosburg | 1,732 | -13.7% |
| 8162 | Everett | 1,731 | -9.4% |
| 8171 | Industry | 1,727 | -9.8% |
| 8195 | Evans City | 1,720 | -14.2% |
| 8196 | Shamokin Dam | 1,719 | 14.9% |
| 8217 | Tunkhannock | 1,714 | -9.9% |
| 8229 | Mayfield | 1,707 | -2.6% |
| 8249 | Freeport | 1,696 | -13.3% |
| 8259 | Cheswick | 1,692 | -8.4% |
| 8283 | Perryopolis | 1,683 | -4.4% |
| 8306 | Tremont | 1,674 | -5.9% |
| 8344 | Edgeworth | 1,650 | -4.1% |
| 8379 | East Bangor | 1,633 | 66.9% |
| 8390 | Patton | 1,626 | -19.3% |
| 8395 | Mars | 1,625 | -6.8% |
| 8399 | Youngsville | 1,624 | -11.2% |
| 8412 | Shiremanstown | 1,621 | 6.7% |
| 8440 | Richland | 1,610 | 6.8% |
| 8455 | Homer City | 1,603 | -12.7% |
| 8460 | Cressona | 1,600 | -1.8% |
| 8463 | Mill Hall | 1,600 | 2.2% |
| 8494 | Newport | 1,586 | 5.5% |
| 8498 | Langhorne | 1,584 | -20.2% |
| 8524 | Cresson | 1,572 | -3.2% |
| 8556 | Roseto | 1,560 | -5.9% |
| 8574 | Gallitzin | 1,551 | -11.3% |
| 8581 | Paxtang | 1,549 | -1.1% |
| 8589 | Nescopeck | 1,545 | 1.4% |
| 8591 | East Berlin | 1,544 | 12.9% |
| 8594 | Smethport | 1,543 | -7.9% |
| 8596 | Mercersburg | 1,542 | 0.1% |
| 8603 | Apollo | 1,538 | -12.6% |
| 8635 | Susquehanna Depot | 1,525 | -9.5% |
| 8657 | Montgomery | 1,516 | -10.3% |
| 8663 | Ligonier | 1,515 | -10.4% |
| 8675 | Waterford | 1,509 | 4.0% |
| 8698 | Ferndale | 1,501 | -17.8% |
| 8710 | Blossburg | 1,495 | 1.2% |
| 8716 | Elizabethville | 1,493 | 11.2% |
| 8722 | Duncannon | 1,492 | -0.8% |
| 8734 | Avis | 1,489 | 0.0% |
| 8740 | Montrose | 1,487 | -10.4% |
| 8747 | Freedom | 1,483 | -15.5% |
| 8754 | Windsor | 1,481 | 11.3% |
| 8755 | Catawissa | 1,480 | -6.2% |
| 8765 | Elizabeth | 1,476 | -6.3% |
| 8796 | Versailles | 1,465 | -14.7% |
| 8800 | Albion | 1,463 | -8.7% |
| 8829 | Saxonburg | 1,453 | -10.8% |
| 8837 | Girardville | 1,449 | -16.6% |
| 8845 | Oakdale | 1,444 | -6.2% |
| 8846 | South Coatesville | 1,444 | 44.6% |
| 8857 | Laflin | 1,441 | -4.0% |
| 8875 | Terre Hill | 1,435 | 16.1% |
| 8887 | Langhorne Manor | 1,429 | 29.2% |
| 8905 | West Conshohocken | 1,422 | -1.6% |
| 8922 | New Beaver | 1,416 | -15.6% |
| 8942 | Atglen | 1,408 | 15.5% |
| 8949 | Bryn Athyn | 1,405 | 3.8% |
| 8967 | Clarks Green | 1,402 | -13.8% |
| 8970 | Avondale | 1,401 | 26.3% |
| 9002 | Mount Wolf | 1,392 | 1.4% |
| 9013 | Williamstown | 1,389 | -2.8% |
| 9022 | Schwenksville | 1,386 | 3.7% |
| 9023 | Shoemakersville | 1,386 | -1.4% |
| 9024 | Blawnox | 1,385 | -10.4% |
| 9030 | Bell Acres | 1,381 | 2.6% |
| 9034 | Valencia | 1,380 | 259.3% |
| 9047 | Hughestown | 1,377 | -10.3% |
| 9116 | Newville | 1,347 | -1.5% |
| 9166 | Flemington | 1,329 | 0.9% |
| 9188 | Burgettstown | 1,322 | -15.9% |
| 9208 | Elverson | 1,313 | 34.3% |
| 9263 | Richlandtown | 1,297 | 0.7% |
| 9283 | Middleburg | 1,292 | -6.3% |
| 9321 | Tower City | 1,282 | -7.9% |
| 9337 | Clymer | 1,275 | -17.2% |
| 9346 | Waymart | 1,273 | -11.1% |
| 9362 | Loganville | 1,268 | 39.3% |
| 9388 | North Charleroi | 1,260 | -10.3% |
| 9396 | Bloomfield | 1,258 | 16.4% |
| 9404 | Bally | 1,255 | 18.2% |
| 9405 | Loretto | 1,255 | 5.5% |
| 9415 | Troy | 1,253 | -17.2% |
| 9417 | West Easton | 1,252 | 7.2% |
| 9437 | Houston | 1,243 | -5.1% |
| 9444 | Centre Hall | 1,240 | 15.0% |
| 9467 | Whitaker | 1,233 | -7.4% |
| 9472 | West Leechburg | 1,230 | -4.5% |
| 9512 | Biglerville | 1,218 | 10.5% |
| 9517 | Hallstead | 1,215 | 0.1% |
| 9518 | Heidelberg | 1,215 | -0.4% |
| 9526 | North Apollo | 1,213 | -14.8% |
| 9530 | Renovo | 1,212 | -7.8% |
| 9596 | Dalton | 1,196 | -7.2% |
| 9622 | Boswell | 1,189 | -12.6% |
| 9642 | Hastings | 1,182 | -15.2% |
| 9643 | Williamsburg | 1,182 | -11.9% |
| 9656 | Duboistown | 1,178 | -7.0% |
| 9658 | Leetsdale | 1,178 | -4.1% |
| 9672 | Factoryville | 1,173 | 2.8% |
| 9673 | Christiana | 1,172 | 4.3% |
| 9686 | Duncansville | 1,170 | -5.4% |
| 9697 | West Mayfield | 1,168 | -1.2% |
| 9706 | Hawley | 1,162 | -10.3% |
| 9728 | Millbourne | 1,157 | 22.8% |
| 9772 | Bradford Woods | 1,147 | 1.2% |
| 9789 | Tatamy | 1,142 | 22.7% |
| 9821 | Dale | 1,132 | -24.4% |
| 9847 | Prospect | 1,122 | -9.4% |
| 9848 | Sykesville | 1,122 | -9.4% |
| 9874 | East Conemaugh | 1,115 | -13.2% |
| 9902 | Speers | 1,108 | -10.5% |
| 9905 | Point Marion | 1,107 | -16.7% |
| 9907 | Ellport | 1,106 | -3.6% |
| 9920 | West Kittanning | 1,103 | -8.3% |
| 9925 | White Haven | 1,102 | -6.6% |
| 9975 | Galeton | 1,087 | -21.1% |
| 9979 | Milesburg | 1,086 | -5.8% |
| 9990 | Cochranton | 1,083 | -4.7% |
| 10001 | Osceola Mills | 1,080 | -13.3% |
| 10017 | Knox | 1,074 | -8.0% |
| 10041 | Bessemer | 1,065 | -9.0% |
| 10053 | Shinglehouse | 1,062 | -15.0% |
| 10124 | Central City | 1,042 | -17.0% |
| 10128 | Belle Vernon | 1,040 | -13.9% |
| 10138 | Ivyland | 1,038 | 110.5% |
| 10140 | Westfield | 1,038 | -12.9% |
| 10151 | Lincoln | 1,035 | -11.6% |
| 10152 | New Philadelphia | 1,035 | -9.6% |
| 10194 | Abbottstown | 1,024 | 13.2% |
| 10197 | Royalton | 1,024 | 6.3% |
| 10238 | Yoe | 1,015 | -0.5% |
| 10256 | South Waverly | 1,010 | 2.4% |
| 10258 | McConnellsburg | 1,009 | -5.7% |
| 10272 | Falls Creek | 1,005 | 2.2% |
| 10307 | Hulmeville | 999 | 11.8% |
| 10343 | Stoneboro | 991 | -9.9% |
| 10355 | Dunbar | 988 | -19.0% |
| 10368 | Milford | 985 | -11.0% |
| 10374 | Linesville | 984 | -14.7% |
| 10382 | Palo Alto | 983 | -13.3% |
| 10396 | Ellsworth | 980 | -9.2% |
| 10434 | Beavertown | 970 | 11.6% |
| 10450 | Chicora | 967 | -5.1% |
| 10458 | Arendtsville | 965 | 13.3% |
| 10465 | West Brownsville | 965 | -10.1% |
| 10478 | Sugar Notch | 963 | -5.5% |
| 10480 | Liverpool | 962 | 9.9% |
| 10493 | Pringle | 959 | -2.9% |
| 10504 | Bechtelsville | 957 | 2.7% |
| 10509 | East Prospect | 956 | 38.1% |
| 10518 | Avonmore | 954 | 16.6% |
| 10524 | Bernville | 952 | 10.0% |
| 10531 | Saegertown | 950 | -11.3% |
| 10550 | Rose Valley | 947 | 0.4% |
| 10567 | Paint | 944 | -7.2% |
| 10577 | Goldsboro | 941 | 0.3% |
| 10594 | Trumbauersville | 938 | -11.1% |
| 10629 | Millville | 931 | -5.1% |
| 10644 | McClure | 928 | -4.6% |
| 10673 | New Bethlehem | 923 | -11.7% |
| 10676 | Stockertown | 923 | 33.9% |
| 10721 | Mifflintown | 912 | 6.0% |
| 10728 | Port Royal | 911 | -6.7% |
| 10734 | East Brady | 908 | -12.4% |
| 10804 | Lilly | 893 | -5.5% |
| 10822 | Rimersburg | 889 | -17.6% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,773 | 8,071 |
| 2017 | 1,771 | 8,069 |
| 2016 | 1,751 | 8,106 |
| 2015 | 1,759 | 8,092 |
| 2014 | 1,761 | 8,085 |
| 2013 | 1,765 | 8,069 |
| 2012 | 1,773 | 8,035 |
| 2011 | 1,776 | 8,022 |
| 2010 | 1,779 | 8,019 |
| 2009 | 1,865 | 7,746 |
| 2008 | 1,866 | 7,733 |
| 2007 | 1,867 | 7,718 |
| 2006 | 1,856 | 7,722 |
| 2005 | 1,860 | 7,693 |
| 2004 | 1,871 | 7,664 |
| 2003 | 1,895 | 7,600 |
| 2002 | 1,909 | 7,570 |
| 2001 | 1,917 | 7,554 |
| 2000 | 1,933 | 7,513 |
| 1990 | 1,986 | 6,962 |