West Pittston, Pennsylvania
West Pittston is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the Susquehanna River. In 2020, the population was 4,644.
A home on Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston
Firefighters' Memorial Bridge facing West Pittston
Specialist Dale J. Kridlo Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 11); West Pittston is on the left
West Pittston Library
Greater Pittston is a 65.35 sq mi (169.3 km2) region in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in reference to the area in and around Pittston. As of 2010, the total population of Greater Pittston is 48,020. This region includes Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Exeter Boro, Exeter Township, Hughestown, Jenkins Township, Laflin, Pittston Township, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wyoming, and Yatesville. It is a subregion of Wyoming Valley.
Aerial view of Greater Pittston. Pittston City can be seen on the right (along the Susquehanna River).
The Battle of Wyoming in 1778
Hundreds gather at the site of the Twin Shaft Disaster immediately after the cave-in (1896).
Child laborers at a Pittston coal mine (in 1911). The photo was taken by Lewis Hine.