Pittston, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Scranton. It lies just northeast of Pittston and has a population of 76,415 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Wilkes-Barre. It lies just southwest of Pittston and has a population of 43,123 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belvidere (NJ)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,635	4.91% decrease
	Binghamton (NY)	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,951	0.36% decrease
	Cochecton (NY)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,335	0.53% increase
	Conklin (NY)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,744	3.3% decrease
	Delaware (NY)	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,799	2.94% increase
	Highland (NY)	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,495	3.79% increase
	Tusten (NY)	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,464	3.46% increase
	Windsor (NY)	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,357	1% decrease
	Ashland	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	---
	Bloomsburg	SW	41 mi [66 km]	12,772	3.21% increase
	Carbondale	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	9,208	6.08% decrease
	Coaldale	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Hazleton	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Nanticoke	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease
	Pottsville	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Back Mountain	W	10 mi [16.09 km]
	Belian Village	E	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Carpenter Town	N	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Coxes Village	S	27 mi [43.45 km]
	Cross Village	S	27 mi [43.45 km]
	East Berwick	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]
	Glen Lyon	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Glenburn	N	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Houston City	E	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Locust Lakes Village	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]
	Mount Cobb	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Mountain Top	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]
	Plains	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Pocono Pines	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]
	Turnersville	E	16 mi [25.75 km]

Luzerne County

Pittston is located in Luzerne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan and Wyoming.

While not sharing a border with Luzerne, the following counties are close to Pittston: Centre, Wayne and Susquehanna.

Below are counties that are near Pittston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Pittston:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Pittston
	Bradford County	NW	Sciotavale	28 miles [45 km]
	Carbon County	S	Port Jenkins	16 miles [25 km]
	Centre County	SE	Blakeslee Estates	18 miles [28 km]
	Columbia County	W	Five Points	28 miles [45 km]
	Lackawanna County	NE	Lawrenceville	2 miles [3 km]
	Lehigh County	S	Lehigh Gap	38 miles [61 km]
	Lycoming County	W	Richards Grove	36 miles [57 km]
	Monroe County	SE	Arrowhead Lake	16 miles [25 km]
	Northampton County	S	Weiders Crossing	38 miles [61 km]
	Pike County	E	Lake Wallenpaupack Estate	23 miles [37 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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