Pittston, Pennsylvania | |
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City | |
 Pittston in September 2011 | |
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| Nickname: "The Quality Tomato Capital of the World" | |
 Location of Pittston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 41°19′26″N 75°47′20″W / 41.32389°N 75.78889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Region | Greater Pittston |
| Settled | 1770 |
| Incorporated (borough) | April 30, 1853 |
| Incorporated (city) | December 10, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Lombardo (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2) |
| • Land | 1.53 sq mi (3.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,591 |
| • Density | 4,961.44/sq mi (1,915.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Codes | 18640-18644 |
| Area code(s) | 570 & 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-61048 |
| Website | www |
Pittston 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.[3] 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 City is at the heart of the Greater Pittston region, a 65.35 square mile region in Luzerne County. Greater Pittston has a total population of 48,020 as of 2010.[4]
Named after the British statesman William Pitt the Elder, the city was settled around 1770 by the Susquehanna Company of Connecticut. It was originally called "Pittstown." The city gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants.
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