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About Pittston
City in Pennsylvania, USPittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city lies in the Wyoming Valley on the east side of the Susquehanna River and on the south side of the Lackawanna River. It is approximately midway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. Pittston is 68.7 miles (110.6 km) north of Allentown and 129.2 miles (207.9 km) northwest of New York City. The population was 7,591 as of the 2020 census, making it Luzerne County's fourth-largest city. At its peak in 1920, the population of Pittston was 18,497. The city consists of three sections: Downtown Pittston in the city's center, the Oregon Section in the city's southern end, and the Junction in the city's northern end. Pittston Cit…
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Housing in Pittston
The median sale price was $185,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Pittston
Safety Grade B-
Pittston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.
Schools in Pittston
All Pittston schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Pittston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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