Country United States County Luzerne Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 269 (2010) | State Pennsylvania Township Lake Township Area 3.3 km² Area code 570 | |
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Pikes Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Pikes Creek, Lake Township, PA 18621, USA
Geography
Pikes Creek is located at 41°18′21″N 76°5′46″W.
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. 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
Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA