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PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA QUICK STATSCounty: Luzerne
Incorporated: 1894
Elevation: 650 feet
Land Area: 1.60 square miles
Population Density: 4724 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (97.9%), Black (0.7%), Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): Italian (36.0%), Irish (29.9%), Polish (21.0%), German (12.3%), Lithuanian (6.2%), English (4.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (8.7 miles , pop. 76,415)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (93.1 miles , pop. 273,546)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (97.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: West Pittston borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Hughestown borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Yatesville borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Exeter borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Dupont borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Duryea borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Laflin borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Avoca borough, PA (1.6 miles )
Pittston Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 78.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.70%
Colleges/Universities in Pittston:
CAREER PREPARATORY INSTITUTE Location: 22 EAST STREET, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Pittston:
WILKES UNIVERSITY about 8 miles, WILKES BARRE, PA, Full-time enrollment: 2,438 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON about 9 miles, SCRANTON, PA, FT enrollment: 4,093 MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY about 11 miles, SCRANTON, PA, FT enrollment: 2,203 LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 15 miles, NANTICOKE, PA, FT enrollment: 3,582 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 38 miles, EAST STROUDSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 4,985 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 41 miles, BLOOMSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 6,880 LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 47 miles, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA, FT enrollment: 2,145
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