Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania

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]

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 km2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	260
• Density	204.24/sq mi (78.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-60224

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]