Welcome to Pike (aka 'Pike City') ...

Pike is located in Sierra County<1>.

The location of Pike has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Pike is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pike is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pike lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pike is within the boundaries of the (530) area code.

The community of Pike has also been called Pike City.

Communities Also Named Pike ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Pike - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pike.

Communities near Pike ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pike.

• Grass Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
• Nevada City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
• North Columbia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
• Depot Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
  • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
• Garden Valley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
  • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
• Foster Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
  • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pike.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pike. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pike.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike. See our Newspapers Page for Pike.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pike ...

Looking for more information about Pike? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pike.

Adding Pike to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pike in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pike was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pike. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/