Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyLuzerneTownshipLakeArea

^[1]

• Total1.27 sq mi (3.30 km²) • Land1.27 sq mi (3.30 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total260 • Density204.24/sq mi (78.83/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code570FIPS code42-60224

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 / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611.^[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]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.