Luzerne County is a county in the Commonwealth of wikipedia:Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, he county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km2), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of the 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. Other populous communities include Hazleton, Kingston, Nanticoke, and Pittston. Luzerne County is included in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton 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.
Key Cities/Towns
Luzerne County Courthouse (photo by JD)Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)
Kingston
Dallas
Hazleton (County Annex)
Pittston
Nanticoke
Shickshinny
Harvey's Lake
Mountaintop
Megan's Law Statistics
(Copy from PA Megan's Law Database, click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)
County
Total
Lifetime
Out of
State
Pre-SORNA
SVP
SVDC
SVP
Ten-
Year
T1
T2
T3
472
88
61
36
0
32
24
90
81
60
Last Updated: 09/08/25
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
