Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania

Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Lake
Area [1]
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km^2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	260
• Density	204.24/sq mi (78.83/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-60224

Pikes Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

Pikes Creek is located at 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all land.^[5] It is located at the crossroads of Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 118. The borough of Dallas is 8 miles (13 km) east along Route 118, and the city of Nanticoke is 12 miles (19 km) south along Route 29.

The village is named for Pikes Creek, a tributary of Harveys Creek, which flows south to the Susquehanna River at West Nanticoke.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	260		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

The school district is Lake-Lehman School District.^[7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2024. - Text list