Pike County, Ohio
County seat: Waverly · Population 27,061 (2025) · 440 sq mi
Pike County is the 79th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 27,061 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Waverly. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Pike County facts
- County seat
- Waverly
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 27,061 −0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 440 sq mi 44th largest of 88
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 62 per sq mi
- Established
- 1815
- Named after
- Zebulon Pike American military officer, explorer, and writer (1779-1813)
- Largest city
- Waverly 4,107
- Median household income
- $52,736
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39131
Cities and towns in Pike County
Pike County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Pike County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly (county seat) | Village | 4,107 | |
| Piketon | Village | 2,201 | |
| Beaver | Village | 446 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthiana | 126 | |
| Stockdale | 63 |
ZIP codes in Pike County
13 ZIP codes reach into Pike County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 45133 also Highland and Brown counties
- 45601 also Ross and Jackson counties
- 45612 also Ross and Highland counties
- 45613 also Jackson and Scioto counties
- 45624
- 45642
- 45646
- 45648 also Scioto County
- 45657 also Scioto and Adams counties
- 45660 also Adams, Highland and Scioto counties
- 45661 also Scioto County
- 45671 also Scioto and Adams counties
- 45690 also Ross County
Population of Pike County, 2020–2025
Pike County shrank by 21 people (−0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 504 more deaths than births and a net gain of 467 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 27,064 |
| 2021 | 27,070 |
| 2022 | 26,925 |
| 2023 | 26,934 |
| 2024 | 27,076 |
| 2025 | 27,061 |
Neighboring counties
- Ross County north · 76,429 people
- Scioto County south · 71,365 people
- Jackson County east · 32,817 people
- Highland County west · 43,823 people
- Adams County southwest · 27,865 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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