Map of Wilkes-Barre, United States

Wilkes-Barre is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 40,780. It lies at 41.2459°N, 75.8813°W, about 163 m above sea level. Wilkes-Barre is about 279 km (174 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Scranton, 26 km to the northeast.

Wilkes-Barre at a glance

Where is Wilkes-Barre?

• The 16th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wilkes-Barre

• Scranton — 26 km northeast
• Allentown — 78 km southeast
• Bethlehem — 81 km southeast
• Binghamton — 95 km north
• Reading — 101 km south
• Bridgewater — 126 km southeast
• Parsippany — 129 km east
• Norristown — 133 km south
• Hillsborough — 136 km southeast
• Harrisburg — 137 km southwest

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Reading — 87,879
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.