Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:30 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:25 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F39 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September45 in of snow a year, on about 31 days12 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wilkes-barre Intl Ap station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksKing's Collegecollege · 1.5 miBunker Hillpeak · 2.7 miWilkes Universitycollege · 1.9 miCulver Islandisland · 1.9 miFish Island (historical)island · 2.0 miMeadow Run Lakelake · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLuzerne County Levee Trailrecreation area · under a mile · 203 acresLuzerne County Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 69 acresSeven Tubs Recreation Areastate recreation area · 3.0 mi · 1,274 acresFrances Slocum State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 163 acresSgl 091state recreation area · 8.2 mi · 17,479 acresPinchotstate wilderness · 8.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197419 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197419 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLuzerne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lackawanna County, PA, 18 mi away
Drinking waterPaw Ceasetownserves 58,467 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation555 ft169 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFirst Hospitalunder a milePost officeKingston Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKingston Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceKingston Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationKingston Fire Department Station 149under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 3 otherElementarySchuyler Avenue Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolGenesis Schoolunder a mileElementaryJenny Lynn Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeKing's College1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP9.2 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR98 miInterstateI-813.1 miUS highwayUS 111.6 miCoachWilkes-Barre, PA (46b Public Square, east side, in front of Mimmos Pizzeria. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which maOurBus1.8 miTransit57 stops within a mileLuzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18251 ZIP area.
