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.[1]
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania | |
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  Pikes Creek Location in Pennsylvania  Pikes Creek Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Township | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 269 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Geography
Pikes Creek is located at 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.[3] 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.
References
- "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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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