The town is home to Nakhon Phanom University, formed in 2005 by the merger of several local schools including the former Nakhon Phanom Rajabhat University.
In January 1973, Kingston assumed command of the Joint Casualty Resolution Center in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Nakhon Pathom Province | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nakhon Sawan Province | Mueang Nakhon Pathom District | Nakhon Pathom | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Sakon Nakhon Province | Nakhon Thai | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Pa Mak | Nakhon Ratchasima Province | Nakhon Phanom University | Khok Sung, Nakhon Ratchasima |
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of Bueng Kan Province.
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River.