Black Lick, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Black Lick Township, Pennsylvania or Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Black Lick, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Black Lick is located in Pennsylvania
Black Lick
Black Lick
Black Lick is located in the United States
Black Lick
Black Lick
Coordinates: 40°28′21″N 79°11′34″W / 40.47250°N 79.19278°W / 40.47250; -79.19278
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyIndiana
TownshipBurrell
Area
[1]
 • Total2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2)
 • Land2.50 sq mi (6.46 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,268
 • Density508.22/sq mi (196.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15716
FIPS code42-06744
GNIS feature ID1169715

Black Lick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Burrell Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,462 at the 2010 census.

A post office called Black Lick has been in operation since 1809.[3] The community was named after Blacklick Creek.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 14.