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Pikeville

Pike County, KY

Population

7,563

Walk Score

72 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$832

Median home value

$270,900

Established

1824

Pikeville 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.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • College Street Historic District · listed 1984
  • Commercial Historic District · listed 1984
  • Huffman Avenue Historic District · listed 1984
  • Pikeville Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1984
  • Pikeville Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1984
  • Pikeville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
  • Pikeville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2024
  • Scott Avenue Historic District · listed 1984
  • Third Street Historic District · listed 1984

Notable landmarks

  • "Middle Bridge" 1 Parker & 2 Pratt Through Trusses Bridge, No. MP 98-23S-B10
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Depot · listed 1987
  • Greer, R. T., and Company · listed 1984
  • Odd Fellows Building · listed 1984
  • Pauley Bridge · listed 1992
  • Pikeville College Academy Building · listed 1973
  • York House · listed 1984
  • York Mansion · listed 1984

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