Pikeville
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city and county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Pike
- Named after
- Zebulon Pike
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- James A. Carter ( D )
- City manager
- Reggie Hickman
- Total
- 20.99 sq mi (54.36 km )
- Land
- 20.99 sq mi (54.36 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 791 ft (241 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 7,358
- Density
- 369.4/sq mi (142.63/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 41501–41502
- Fips code
- 21-60852
- Website
- www .pikevilleky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Pikeville (/ˈpaɪkvəl/) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 7,754 as of the 2020 census. Pikeville serves as a regional economic, educational, and entertainment hub for the surrounding areas of eastern Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is home to the University of Pikeville and the Pikeville Cut-Through, the second-largest earthmoving project in the Western Hemisphere.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pikeville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.