ZIP Code 18706
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)
16,318
population
$57,546
median household income
621
people / sq mi
$121,900
median home value
$883
median gross rent
38.4
median age
7,675
housing units
6,655
households
26.3
land area (sq mi)
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- Subway (2)
- Burger King (1)
- Citgo (1)
- Citizens Bank (1)
- Gulf (1)
- KFC (1)
- PNC Bank (1)
- Taco Bell (1)