Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania)
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| Coordinates | 41°14′40″N 75°52′41″W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Founded | 1769 |
| Incorporated | 1806: Borough |
| 1871: City | |
| Named for | John Wilkes, Isaac Barré |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| ZIP Codes | 18701–18703, 18705, 18706, 18710, 18711, 18762, 18764–18767, 18769, 18773 |
| Area code | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-85152 |
| Website | www.wilkes-barre.city |
| Government (Type) | Mayor–council |
| Government (Body) | Wilkes-Barre City Council |
| Government (Mayor) | George Brown (D) |
| Government (County seat and city) | 7.20 sq mi (18.64 km2) |
| Government (Land) | 6.85 sq mi (17.74 km2) |
| Government (Water) | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) |
| Area (County seat and city) | 7.20 sq mi (18.64 km2) |
| Area (Land) | 6.85 sq mi (17.74 km2) |
| Area (Water) | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) |
| Population (2020) (County seat and city) | 44,328 |
| Population (2020) (Density) | 5,945.0/sq mi (2,298.26/km2) |
| Population (2020) (Metro) | 562,037 (US: 100th) |
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Wilkes-Barre (/ˈwɪlksˌbɛər/WILKS-bair or /-bɛəri/-bair-ee) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city (after Scranton) in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census and is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Delaware Valley, Greater Pittsburgh, and the Lehigh Valley.
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