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Wilkes-Barre

The Wyoming Valley's Heart · Est. 1806

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Wilkes-Barre at a Glance

Wilkes-Barre City
44,423
Population
$48,372
Median Household Income
51%
Owner Occupied
2.44
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
51% Owner Occupied49% Renter
ZIP 18705, 18702, 18701
61,888
Population
$56,138
Median Household Income
57%
Owner Occupied
2.33
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
57% Owner Occupied43% Renter
Luzerne County
327,675
Population
$64,452
Median Household Income
68%
Owner Occupied
2.35
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
68% Owner Occupied32% Renter

Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).

About Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre was settled in 1769 by families from Connecticut, incorporated as a borough in 1806, and chartered as a city in 1871. It was named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, two members of the British Parliament who defended the American colonies. It is the seat of Luzerne County.

Anthracite built the city. In 1808 Judge Jesse Fell showed that hard coal would burn on an open grate, and the discovery turned the Wyoming Valley into a coal center known as the Diamond City. The population climbed past 86,000 by the 1930s. Deep mining collapsed after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster, and in June 1972 Hurricane Agnes drove the Susquehanna River to about 41 feet and flooded downtown under several feet of water.

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The city recovered behind a levee system finished in 2003 and remains the commercial anchor of the Wyoming Valley. It is home to Wilkes University and King's College. Nobel physicist William Daniel Phillips was born here.

Wilkes-Barre sits on the east bank of the Susquehanna, roughly 18 miles southwest of Scranton and about 8 miles from Pittston. Its 2020 population was 44,328. Housing runs from downtown apartments to dense blocks of coal-era doubles and single homes, and prices stay low by regional and national standards.

Current Listings in Wilkes-Barre

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Active Commercial Sale 611 N Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
$4,500,000
611 N Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18705
31 ba30,000 sf
MLS # 26-559
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Active Commercial Sale 120 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
$2,450,000
120 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
3 ba49,962 sf
MLS # 26-239
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Active Commercial Sale 58-64 E Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
$2,200,000
58-64 E Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
1 ba44,000 sf
MLS # 26-2833
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Active Residential Income 79 Madison Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
$1,750,000
79 Madison Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
4,000 sf
MLS # 26-3575
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Active Residential Income 35 Mallery Place, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
$1,750,000
35 Mallery Place, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
6,000 sf
MLS # 26-3573
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Active Residential Income 219 N Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
$1,750,000
219 N Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
2,000 sf
MLS # 26-3571
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