Around Wilkes-Barre ...
For comparison, Wilkes-Barre has a population of 40,600 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Wilkes-Barre, with the nearest first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miners Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plymouth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Bowkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Courtdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Hilldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring Wilkes-Barre, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County ...
Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County<3> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkes-Barre ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilkes-Barre.
Airports Near Wilkes-Barre ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Wilkes-Barre and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wilkes-Barre.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkes-Barre ...
Looking for more information about Wilkes-Barre? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Wilkes-Barre. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Wilkes-Barre, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilkes-Barre.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wilkes-Barre. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wilkes-Barre), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |