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'''Luzerne County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|906|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|890|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} is water. It is [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]'s second-largest county by total area. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 325,594, making it the most populous county in the northeastern part of the state. The [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Other populous communities include [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]], [[Kingston, Pennsylvania|Kingston]], [[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]], and [[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]]. Luzerne County is included in the [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton [[Wyoming Valley|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which has a total population of 555,426 as of 2017. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.{{efn|Includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Carbon, Pike, Bradford, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan Counties}}
==Key Cities/Towns==
==Key Cities/Towns==
* Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)
* Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)

Revision as of 02:45, 14 December 2024

Key Cities/Towns

  • Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)
  • Kingston
  • Dallas
  • Hazleton (County Annex)
  • Pittston
  • Nanticoke
  • Shickshinny
  • Harvey's Lake
  • Mountaintop

Megan's Law Statistics

County	Lifetime    Out of State    Pre-SORNA SVP   SVDC    SVP  Ten-Year    T1    T2    T3      Total
Luzerne 91          65              37              0       35   27          68    81    54      458

12/14/2024

Registration Sites

  • State Police Hazleton, 250 Dessen Drive, West Hazleton PA 18202, 570-459-3890
  • State Police Shickshinny, 872 Salem Boulevard, BERWICK PA 18603, 570-542-4117
  • State Police Wilkes Barre, 2001 South Valley Parkway, WILKES BARRE PA 18706, 570-822-5400

County parole/probation office contact information

Local Reentry Organizations

  • None

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

  • Dr. Jennifer Weeks, Ph.D.
  • Thomas Dougherty, LPC & Associates, 250 Pierce Street #104, Kingston, PA 18704, (570) 550-2538
  • Lori Feneck, LCSW, Forensic Counseling Associates, LLC, 532 Main Street, Suite 4, Moosic, PA 18507, (570) 476-7704

State Representatives

State Senators

Primary Newspapers

Primary Broadcast Media


PARSOL Information

Region

  • Northeast

Is there a Regional Contact?

Yes

Is there a County Contact

Yes