ZIP Code 18701
About 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.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
3,926
population
$32,417
median household income
7,821
people / sq mi
$245,700
median home value
$842
median gross rent
22.5
median age
1,513
housing units
1,148
households
0.5
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 18701
- Wilkes University university
Points of interest
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- CVS (1)
- Chase (1)
- Chick-fil-A (1)
- Citgo (1)
- Domino's (1)
- Dunkin' (1)
- PNC Bank (1)
- Starbucks (1)
- Subway (1)