Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky
City
	Main Street in Pikeville
	Seal
	Nickname: "The City That Moves Mountains"
	Motto: For Progress
	Location in Pike County and the commonwealth of Kentucky
	Coordinates: 37°28′37″N 82°31′27″W / 37.47694°N 82.52417°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Pike
Established	1824
Incorporated	1848
Named for	Pike County, Kentucky
Government
• Type	Council/Manager
• Mayor	James A. Carter (D)
• City Manager	Reggie Hickman
Area
• Total	20.99 sq mi (54.36 km2)
• Land	20.99 sq mi (54.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,754
• Estimate (2022)	7,358
• Density	369.41/sq mi (142.63/km2)
	U.S. Census Bureau, 2020
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41501-41502
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-60852
GNIS feature ID	2404518
Website	www.pikevilleky.gov www.whypikeville.com www.visitpikeville.com

Pikeville (/ˈpaɪkvəl/) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States.^[5] The population of Pikeville was 7,754 as of the 2020 U.S. 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.

^ ^a ^b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Pikeville, Kentucky". Retrieved September 27, 2013.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeville, Kentucky
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.