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Luzerne County

Population in July 2007: 13,016. Population change since 2000: -5.7%
 

Males: 5,937  (45.6%)
Females: 7,079  (54.4%)

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18704.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,606 (it was $33,611 in 2000)
Kingston:  $41,606
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,971 (it was $94,000 in 2000)
Kingston:  $125,971
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $154,480; Detached houses: $161,442; Townhouses or other attached units: $90,128; In 2-unit structures: $123,116; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,451; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,470; Mobile homes: $95,000

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Little Steps Day Care and school programs
Vgogh Gallery
Golightley's Karate School

Races in Kingston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Kingston: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), Polish (18.6%), German (14.9%), Italian (10.4%), English (9.2%), Welsh (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 11/23/1857

Land area: 2.14 square miles.

Population density: 6070 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in Kingston

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kingston borough

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 45.4%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 15.0%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

406 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This borough:  2.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kingston:  1.3% ($1,232)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (15.2 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (96.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pringle borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Edwardsville borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Luzerne borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Forty Fort borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Courtdale borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Wilkes-Barre, PA (1.3 miles ), Larksville borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Swoyersville borough, PA (1.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.27 N, Longitude: 75.89 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,320 (+16.7%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 1,495 (23.9%)

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -949 (-6.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Crime in Kingston by Year

Type 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 22342
    per 100,000 14.414.922.530.315.3
Robberies 1315101114
    per 100,000 93.4111.875.183.4107.4
Assaults 6364554012
    per 100,000 452.7477.2413.3303.392.1
Burglaries 9156604848
    per 100,000 653.9417.5450.8364.0368.2
Thefts 439255236272240
    per 100,000 3154.61901.31773.22062.51841.1
Auto thefts 3520181518
    per 100,000 251.5149.1135.2113.7138.1
Arson 02270
    per 100,000 0.014.915.053.10.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 322.1258.1236.5227.0173.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (20 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.54
US city average:  3.00

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Kingston-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Kingston borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 37.6 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS INC (SERVICES-AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, SERVICES & PARKING).


Hospitals/medical centers near Kingston:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 1 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Kingston, PA

Local government website: www.kingstonpa.org

Colleges/Universities in Kingston:
  • HARRISON CAREER INSTITUTE-KINGSTON (Full-time enrollment: 157; Location: 844 W MARKET; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harrisoncareerinst.com)
  • ACADEMY OF CREATIVE HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 6; Location: 252 W SIDE MALL OFFICE COMPLEX; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingston:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 16 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 34 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
Public high school in Kingston:
Private high schools in Kingston:
  • BISHOP O REILLY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location: PO BOX 1346 316 N MAPLE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • WYOMING SEMINARY UPPER SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 201 N. SPRAGUE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Kingston:
Private elementary/middle schools in Kingston:
  • WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHO (Students: 164; Location: 851 W MARKET ST; Grades: PK - 6)
  • ISRAEL BEN ZION ACADEMY OF THE (Students: 122; Location: 1 INSTITUTE LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST HEDWIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 207 ZERBEY AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
  • LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 154 THIRD AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
See full list of schools located in Kingston

Library in Kingston:
  • HOYT LIBRARY (Operating income: $489,976; Location: 284 WYOMING AVE; 96,040 books; 2,569 audio materials; 1,364 video materials; 94 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Add: King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Tourist attractions: Aquatic-Care Aquarium Services (Aquariums; 176 Sprague Avenue), Denison Nathan House (35 Denison St).

Hotel: Budget Inn Kingston (444 Wyoming Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingston and their reported violations in the past:

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2002)
HARVEY'S LAKE YACHT CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  55.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  11.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kingston, PA


People in group quarters in Kingston
  • 413 people in nursing homes
  • 154 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 89 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 11 people in religious group quarters
  • 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards


Kingston compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Kingston (2009 data):
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Edwardsville Branch at 100 South Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1980-10-16; Kingston Branch at 664 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1951-04-02. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • The Honesdale National Bank: Kingston Branch at 786 Wyoming Ave, branch established on 2007-05-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $477.9 mil, Deposits: $416.0 mil, headquarters in Honesdale, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Honat Bancorp, Inc.
  • Community Bank, National Association: Kingston - Wyoming Ave. Branch at 685 Wyoming Ave, branch established on 2002-05-13. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $5,146.8 mil, Deposits: $3,751.4 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 138 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
  • The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank: 247 Wyoming Avenue Branch at 247 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 2001-04-16. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $575.3 mil, Deposits: $433.3 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Kingston Branch at 541 Pierce Street, branch established on 1978-05-15. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • FIRST KEYSTONE NATIONAL BANK: Kingston Branch at 179 South Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 2002-08-10. Info updated 2007-11-20: Bank assets: $721.9 mil, Deposits: $506.0 mil, headquarters in Berwick, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: First Keystone Corporation
  • First National Community Bank: Kingston Office Branch at 754 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1996-08-30. Info updated 2007-08-28: Bank assets: $1,313.4 mil, Deposits: $953.1 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Kingston Branch at 800 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • 4 other banks with 4 local branches



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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Kingston

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents69.0%10.2%5.1%2.3%2.0%
Congregations29.8%19.3%7.2%6.9%5.2%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.2%0.8%0.8%7.5%
Congregations3.3%2.8%3.0%1.7%20.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$10,740$64,4400$0
Other Government Administration 5$17,039$40,8940$0
Police Protection - Officers 20$71,067$42,6400$0
Police - Other 5$10,645$25,5483$1,067
Firefighters 23$81,123$42,3250$0
Fire - Other 0$0 2$682
Streets and Highways 7$17,827$30,5610$0
Solid Waste Management 7$23,488$40,2650$0
Sewerage 2$7,080$42,4800$0
Parks and Recreation 4$10,273$30,8198$3,558
Other and Unallocable 2$5,365$32,1900$0
Totals for Government 77$254,647$39,68513$5,307



Kingston government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
  • Charges - All Other: $384,000
    Solid Waste Management: $295,000
    Parks & Recreation: $162,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $371,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,205,000
    Fire Protection: $1,147,000
    General - Other: $794,000
    Regular Highways: $763,000
    Solid Waste Management: $702,000
    Parks & Recreation: $377,000
    Central Staff Services: $329,000
    Housing & Community Development: $147,000
    Libraries: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $87,000
    General Public Buildings: $52,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $10,657,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $657,000
    Benefit Payments: $508,000
    Other Investments - Other: $405,000
    From Local Government: $230,000
    Total Federal Securities: $197,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $132,000
    Withdrawals: $3,000
    Interest Revenue: $-468,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $177,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $205,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $361,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $148,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $116,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $466,000
    Police Protection: $51,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,690,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $655,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $408,000
    Highways: $212,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $3,319,000
    Property: $863,000
    NEC: $546,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,984,000

3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kingston:
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kingston:
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • W235AA (94.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE U. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYST OF HIGHER ED)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRKC (88.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Kingston:
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Kingston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 72 meters (236ft)
Total costs: $2,089,000
Total average daily traffic: 145,255
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,687

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • West Side Mall - Off Of Route 11 (Kingston Site - Sector X), Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KNKA338
    869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 08/16/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • David J Saska, 207 Division Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Jerri L Janjua, 210 Division Street, Type: Mast, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 42.7 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6
  • 500 Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: KXR807, Licensee ID: L00116415
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.995 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 01/30/2015
    Registrant: Kingston, Borough Of, 500 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA 18704, Phone: (717) 288-4576
  • Frances Slocum State Park, Call Sign: WXK747, Licensee ID: L00008435
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.160 MHz, 151.175 MHz, 151.295 MHz, 151.385 MHz, 151.400 MHz, 151.445 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/07/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013
    Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pa Dept Conservation & Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8769, Phone: (717) 787-2552, Fax: (717) 787-8624
  • 500 Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: KGB319, Licensee ID: L00116415
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.0200 MHz, 155.595 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/26/2013
    Registrant: Kingston, Borough Of, 500 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA 18704, Phone: (717) 288-3674
  • 386 Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: KGW465, Licensee ID: L00002010
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.950 MHz, 155.445 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/29/2000, Expiration Date: 12/17/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/23/2000
    Registrant: Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Of, 1800 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 826-2051
  • 500 Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: WDN52, Licensee ID: L00116415
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.740 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/26/2013
    Registrant: Kingston, Borough Of, 500 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA 18704
  • Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Call Sign: WYZ240
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.160 MHz, 155.220 MHz, 155.295 MHz, 155.340 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/14/2004, Expiration Date: 02/16/2014
    Registrant: Luzerne County 911, 100 Young St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18706, Phone: (570) 826-3059, Fax: (570) 826-3056, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Third Avenue, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: KPL303
    Assigned Frequencies : 450.980 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/07/1990, Expiration Date: 08/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000
    Registrant: Source Communications, Inc., Rd. #7, Box 7260, Moscow, PA 18444

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Daniel J. Flood Towe, 230 Wyoming Avenue, Type: Building, Structure height: 54.6 m, Call Sign: WQIJ225
    Assigned Frequencies : 10995.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 11215.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/25/2008, Expiration Date: 02/25/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2
  • 2.6 Miles Ne Of Trucksville, Call Sign: KGI781
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 01/30/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
    Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:
  • 2.6 Miles Ne Of Trucksville, Call Sign: KWU422
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.840 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/20/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 12/09/2002, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
    Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Kingston)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Kingston)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED23$113,913128$97,297158$95,92455$42,0362$135,00056$79,0890$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$025$76,80051$87,1575$47,8001$383,00018$65,4442$37,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$042$97,333143$106,70648$49,5420$023$93,9135$57,200
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$100,50011$98,27351$93,2949$102,8890$07$93,8570$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$05$94,00021$131,0480$00$04$71,5000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2127.00 , 2128.00, 2129.00, 2130.00, 2131.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED41$105,8549$128,4445$75,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$106,2500$02$60,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$133,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$65,5000$01$86,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2127.00 , 2128.00, 2129.00, 2130.00, 2131.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 10
  • Hazardous Condition: 8

Incident types - Kingston


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Kingston, PA

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