Piketon, Ohio

About Piketon

Piketon, OH is a small town located in southern Ohio, home to 2,173 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Piketon holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 866 residents per square mile.

📰 Piketon News Today

• Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion The New York Times · Aug 17
• New Piketon Middle School opens for the school year The Pike County News Watchman · Aug 16
• The Coming Out Party for the Country’s Largest Gas Power Plant (Serving the Largest Data Center) Was Surprisingly Quiet Inside Climate News · Jul 31
• Nvidia in talks to back $250B financing for OpenAI data center campus in Ohio WSYX · Jul 27
• James Arthur Romine Obituary (2026) - Piketon, OH - Howe Wheeler Boyer Hornback Funeral Home - Piketon Legacy obituary · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Piketon Unique

• The only place in America named Piketon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Art Hall · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Piketon

• Jasper Elementary School
• Piketon Jr/Sr High School
• Vern Riffe Career Technology C

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Piketon

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