Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Time zones in Luzerne County

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

1. 1870241,970 people
2. 1820132,067 people
3. 1870431,149 people
4. 1781529,790 people
5. 1860318,827 people
6. 1861217,739 people
7. 1870716,689 people
8. 1864016,581 people
9. 1870616,387 people
10. 1870515,624 people
11. 1863413,785 people
12. 1820213,755 people

51 ZIP Code areas overlap Luzerne County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Luzerne County, largest first

1. Hanover Township11,522 people
2. Hazle Township10,263 people
3. Plains Township9,905 people
4. Butler Township9,827 people
5. Dallas Township9,227 people
6. Kingston Township7,138 people
7. Wright Township5,762 people
8. Fairview Township4,733 people
9. Newport Township4,464 people
10. Jackson Township4,408 people
11. Jenkins Township4,401 people
12. Salem Township4,047 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Pennsylvania, by county

School districts in Luzerne County, largest first

1. Hazleton Area School District78,908 people
2. Wilkes-Barre Area School District63,127 people
3. Wyoming Valley West School District41,858 people
4. Pittston Area School District27,667 people
5. Berwick Area School District21,998 people
6. Dallas School District20,801 people
7. Crestwood School District20,563 people
8. Wyoming Area School District19,330 people
9. Greater Nanticoke Area School District18,117 people
10. Lake-Lehman School District16,288 people
11. Hanover Area School District15,589 people
12. Northwest Area School District8,243 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (city)44,423 people
2. Hazleton, Pennsylvania (city)30,111 people
3. Kingston, Pennsylvania (borough)13,397 people
4. Mountain Top, Pennsylvania (CDP)11,850 people
5. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (city)10,653 people
6. Pittston, Pennsylvania (city)7,626 people
7. Plymouth, Pennsylvania (borough)5,770 people
8. Exeter, Pennsylvania (borough)5,541 people
9. West Hazleton, Pennsylvania (borough)5,178 people
10. Duryea, Pennsylvania (borough)5,084 people
11. Swoyersville, Pennsylvania (borough)5,048 people
12. Edwardsville, Pennsylvania (borough)4,932 people

See all 67 cities, towns and communities in Luzerne County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

1. Carbon County, Pennsylvania23 mi southeast
2. Columbia County, Pennsylvania24 mi west
3. Wyoming County, Pennsylvania24 mi north
4. Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania26 mi northeast
5. Sullivan County, Pennsylvania33 mi northwest
6. Monroe County, Pennsylvania35 mi east
7. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania35 mi south

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