Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ZIP codes are 18201 and 18202.
Based on information from the Luzerne County Association of REALTORS® MLS as of October 30, 2026.
Hazleton at a Glance
Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024.
About Hazleton
Hazleton was incorporated as a borough on April 3, 1851, and as a city on December 4, 1891. The name comes from the hazel bushes that grew along Hazle Creek. At roughly 1,689 feet, it is one of the highest cities in the eastern United States.
Anthracite coal built Hazleton, and the mines drew Italian, Polish, Slovak, Irish, and other immigrant families. The 2020 census counted 29,963 residents, up about 18 percent from 2010.
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The modern economy runs on logistics and food processing. The CAN DO industrial parks that ring the city, Humboldt chief among them in neighboring Hazle Township, host Amazon, Cargill, American Eagle Outfitters, and other large employers. The Lattimer Massacre of September 10, 1897, in which sheriff's deputies fired on unarmed striking miners and killed nineteen, took place just outside the city in Hazle Township, and actor Jack Palance was born nearby at Lattimer Mines. Penn State Hazleton stands just outside the city at Highacres in Sugarloaf Township, and the large Hazleton Area School District serves the city and its surrounding townships.
Hazleton sits about 21 miles south-southwest of Wilkes-Barre, a 25-mile drive, near the meeting of Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Carbon counties. Its housing stock is dense, with anthracite-era rowhomes and frame houses that remain some of the most affordable in the region.
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