Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania

Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°WCoordinates: 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Lake Township
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km^2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population (2010)
• Total	269
• Density	210/sq mi (82/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

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]

Geography

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

1. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 30, 2012.