Pingxiang County (simplified Chinese: 平乡县; traditional Chinese: 平鄉縣; pinyin: Píngxiāng Xiàn) is a county of Xingtai City, in southern Hebei province, China, located about 45 km (28 mi) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406 km² (157 sq mi).