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Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Lake
Area
 • Total 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Land 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 260
 • Density 204.24/sq mi (78.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 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.

Geography

Pikes Creek is located at 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land. 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.
2020 260
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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