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.
Southeast
Pikeville
Pike County, KY
Population
7,563
Walk Score
72 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$832
Median home value
$270,900
Established
1824
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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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