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Population (year 2000): 43,123. Estimated population in July 2006: 41,288 (-4.3% change)
 

Males: 20,799  (48.2%)
Females: 22,324  (51.8%)

Luzerne County

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18702.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,500 (it was $26,711 in 2000)
Wilkes-Barre  $29,500
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,700 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Wilkes-Barre  $73,700
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Wilkes-Barre:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.8%), Polish (19.8%), German (17.4%), Italian (11.1%), Welsh (6.1%), English (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/24/1871

Elevation: 550 feet

Land area: 6.85 square miles.

Population density: 6050 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wilkes-Barre

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilkes-Barre city

  • Never married: 33.7%
  • Now married: 42.0%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

1,001 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Wilkes-Barre:  1.5% ($948)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (18.5 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (99.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (1.3 miles ), Kingston borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Ashley borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Edwardsville borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Pringle borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Forty Fort borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Luzerne borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Laurel Run borough, PA (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $70,300
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $70,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $40,200
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $58,800
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,900
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $54,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $54,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $54,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $54,000

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Latitude: 41.24 N, Longitude: 75.88 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +12,462 (+28.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 7,568 (43.3%)


People in group quarters in Wilkes-Barre
  • 1135 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1098 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 721 people in nursing homes
  • 283 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 172 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 79 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 45 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 44 people in religious group quarters
  • 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 4 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Area code: 570

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -4,577 (-9.6%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Crime in Wilkes-Barre by Year

Type 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 132336
    per 100,000 2.36.94.77.27.214.5
Rapes 141515153031
    per 100,000 32.734.635.635.972.174.9
Robberies 1161139290112110
    per 100,000 271.0260.9218.4215.5269.0265.9
Assaults 6312139586262
    per 100,000 147.2279.492.6138.9148.9149.9
Burglaries 281378406267338298
    per 100,000 656.5872.7963.8639.3811.8720.3
Thefts 1,4151,4851,5791,1071,1431,256
    per 100,000 3306.03428.63748.52650.42745.23035.7
Auto thefts 199214134119121132
    per 100,000 464.9494.1318.1284.9290.6319.0
Arson 6148182010
    per 100,000 14.032.319.043.148.024.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 240.9) 357.0413.5364.9309.1372.4396.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 86 (80 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.93
US city average:  3.00

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Wilkes-Barre-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Wilkes-Barre city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 38.7 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Bob Sura - NBA player (Houston Rockets, born: Mar 25, 1973), Kevin Gryboski - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Texas Rangers, born: Nov 15, 1973), Quentin Harris - 2005 NFL player (Arizona Cardinals, born: Jan 26, 1977), Ted Tryba - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 1/15/67).


Main business address for: MM COMPANIES INC (PHONOGRAPH RECORDS & PRERECORDED AUDIO TAPES & DISKS), SOUTHERN UNION CO (NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION).


Hospital/medical center in Wilkes-Barre:
  • WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (575 NORTH RIVER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wilkes-Barre:
  • JOHN HEINZ INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilkes-Barre:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 13 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 61 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilkes-Barre:
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 4 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 20 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilkes-Barre:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 19 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 51 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public high school in Wilkes-Barre:
  • G A R MEMORIAL JSHS (Students: 855; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Wilkes-Barre:
  • LYNDWOOD EL SCH (Students: 289; Grades: 02 - 05)
  • WILKES-BARRE AVTS (Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Wilkes-Barre:
  • OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,745,348; Location: 71 SOUTH FRANKLIN ST; 232,588 books; 9,091 audio materials; 3,139 video materials; 473 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Fire-1999 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvnia. four resiedents involved...Hazle Street(960)Avenue
  • The hospital on North River Street in W-B is actually the area's first and has always been known as W-B General Hospital. Nearby is Geisinger Hospital, the area's newest, and in South W-B is Mercy Hospital which recently affiliated with Geisinger. Nesbitt Memorial Hospital is on Wyoming Ave. across the river in Kingston, and I believe it is now affiliated with W-B General Hosp.
  • Kings College should be added to list of colleges in Wilkes-Barre. It is located within the city limits, offers bachelor's and master's degrees; has enrollment of about 3,000 undergrad students, 500 graduates students
  • Add to the public schools located within the city of Wilkes-Barre: Coughlin High School, 80 North Wastington Street, Wilkes-Barre. Phone 570-826-7201. Dodson Elementary School, 80 Jones Street, Wilkes-Barre, Phone 570-826-7185 Flood Elementary School, 565 North Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa Phone 570-826-7245 Heights/Murray Elementary School, 1 South Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-826-7255 Kistler, Dr. David, Elementary School, 301 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-826-7230 Mackin, Edward, Elementary School, 13 Hillard Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-826-7195 E. L. Meyers High School, 341 Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-826-7145 Solomon/Plains Memorial Elementary School, 41 Abbott Street, Plains, PA Phone 570-826-7222 Solomon/Plains Memorial Junior High School, 43 Abbott Street, Plains, PA Phone 570-826-7224 Bear Creek Community Charter School, 2000 Bear Creek Boulevard, Bear Creek, PA Phone 570-820-4070 Private Catholic High School: Bishop Hoban High School, 159 South Pennsylvania Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-829-2424 Private elementary/middle school: Wilkes-Barre Academy, 20 Stevens Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone 570-823-7574
  • There are 2 other Public High Schools in the city beside GAR, they are J.M coughlin HS and E.L. Meyers HS. One Catholic HS in the city is Bishop Hoban HS. added by Fred A

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Notable location: Parsons Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Laurel Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wilkes-Barre include: Miner Park (1), Mayflower Park (2), Huber Park (3), Kirby Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wilkes-Barre and their reported violations in the past:

HOLIDAY HOUSE-JEWISH COMM.CTR. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-11-2005 and OCT-31-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  55.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
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 1999:
This city:  17.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Wilkes-Barre compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • Wachovia Arena. Capacity: 8,500.
Banks with most branches in Wilkes-Barre (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Wilkes-Barre Main, East End Branch, South Franklin Branch, Coal Street Branch, Crossroads Branch. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Community Bank, National Association: Wilkes-Barre - N. Franklin St. Branc at 64 North Franklin Street, branch established on 1994-06-22; Wilkes-Barre - Pine Mall Branch at The Pine Mall, 685 Kidder St, branch established on 1998-10-01. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
  • The First National Bank of Berwick: Hanover Township Branch at 1540 Sans Souci Highway, branch established on 1997-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $522.7 mil, Deposits: $385.7 mil, headquarters in Berwick, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Keystone Corporation
  • First National Community Bank: Wilkes-Barre Branch at 23 West Market Street, branch established on 1993-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,184.5 mil, Deposits: $921.7 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
  • Omega Bank: Wilkes Barre Branch at 639 South Main Street, branch established on 1996-10-15. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Penn Plaza Branch at 406 South Main Street, branch established on 1966-12-28. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Public Square Branch at 1 North Main Street, branch established on 1982-05-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • The Honesdale National Bank: Mortgage Center Branch at 38 North Franklin Street, branch established on 1996-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $394.2 mil, Deposits: $346.0 mil, headquarters in Honesdale, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Honat Bancorp, Inc.
  • NBT Bank, National Association: Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Branch at 171 North Wilkes Barre Boulevard, branch established on 1999-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,068.4 mil, Deposits: $3,812.7 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 121 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Housing and Community Development(Local) 16$60,161$45,1210$0
Parks and Recreation 1$3,516$42,1920$0
Solid Waste Management 40$127,278$38,18310$13,694
Health 19$69,015$43,5886$5,019
Fire - Other 1$3,060$36,7200$0
Firefighters 79$342,457$52,0190$0
Police - Other 5$14,413$34,5910$0
Police Protection - Officers 82$383,715$56,1530$0
Judicial and Legal 3$10,609$42,4360$0
Financial Administration 19$59,913$37,8401$115
Other Government Administration 22$72,440$39,5131$1,993
Totals for Government 287$1,146,577$47,94118$20,820


Wilkes-Barre government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
  • Charges - All Other: $1,823,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,189,000
    Sewerage: $826,000
    Parking Facilities: $715,000
    Parks & Recreation: $163,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,864,000
    General: $3,800,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,475,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $10,000,000
    Fire Protection: $6,141,000
    Police Protection: $5,919,000
    Regular Highways: $3,316,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,878,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,431,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,420,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,118,000
    Sewerage: $1,076,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,067,000
    Financial Administration: $613,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $515,000
    General Public Buildings: $507,000
    Parking Facilities: $377,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $149,000
    Libraries: $100,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $35,345,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $16,307,000
    Interest Revenue: $8,108,000
    Benefit Payments: $3,873,000
    Total Federal Securities: $1,686,000
    From Other Government: $1,548,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $564,000
    From Local Government: $404,000
    Withdrawals: $27,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,887,000
    All Other: $2,764,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,189,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,672,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $36,485,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $34,700,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,785,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $224,000
    Special Assessments: $43,000
    Interest Earnings: $36,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $295,000
    Regular Highways: $267,000
    Fire Protection: $158,000
    General - Other: $112,000
    Parking Facilities: $105,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,300,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $13,413,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $7,040,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,185,000
    Highways: $1,566,000
    General Support: $32,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $9,750,000
    Property: $4,412,000
    NEC: $2,964,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $15,481,000

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 Wilkes-Barre:
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilkes-Barre:
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • 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.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRKC (88.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wilkes-Barre:
  • 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.)

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