Piketon, Ohio

Piketon, Ohio
Location of Piketon, Ohio
Location of Piketon, Ohio
Detailed map of Piketon
Detailed map of Piketon
Coordinates: 39°03′51″N 83°00′40″W / 39.06417°N 83.01111°W / 39.06417; -83.01111
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
 • Total
2.57 sq mi (6.65 km2)
 • Land2.51 sq mi (6.51 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,111
 • Density839.70/sq mi (324.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45661
Area code740
FIPS code39-62708[3]
GNIS feature ID2399673[2]

Piketon is a village in Pike County in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Scioto River. The village is best known for the uranium enrichment plant located there, which is one of only three such plants in the United States. The population was 2,111 at the 2020 U.S. census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piketon, Ohio
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.