Nicholson Borough is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, home to about 696 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18446.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Nicholson Township (Wyoming County); part is in Nicholson Borough
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Nicholson Borough. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)103 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY117 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nicholson Borough; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Nicholson Borough had 696 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 2000th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Wyoming County grew from 17,152 residents in 1900 to 26,069 in 2020.
Wyoming County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 83 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montrose, PA weather station (15 miles away).
8,032 jobs at 633 businesses in Wyoming County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Nicholson Borough.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lenox, Nicholson Township (Wyoming County), Lathrop, Benton Township (Lackawanna County) and Springville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.