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

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

Luzerne County Adult Probation

Local Reentry Organizations

None

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

State Representatives

State Senators

Primary Newspapers

Primary Broadcast Media

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

Northeast
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Is there a County Contact

Yes