Wilkes-Barre: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Pennsylvania
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 40,780
• Coordinates: 41.2459° N, 75.8813° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 279 km (174 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP): 17 km (10 mi), straight line
• Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT): 87 km (54 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Back Mountain: 14 km (9 mi)
• Scranton: 26 km (16 mi)
• Hazleton: 33 km (20 mi)
• Tunkhannock: 33 km (21 mi)
• Jim Thorpe: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Allentown, 78 km (49 mi)