City · United States
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre is a city in Pennsylvania, which functions as both the administrative hub and the primary population center of Luzerne County. Located along the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,661 in the 2024 census. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents.
Good to know
- Population: 40,780.
- Founded: 1769.
- Area: 18.9 sq km.
- Elevation: 163 m.
- Timezone: America/New_York.