A few facts about Wilkes-Barre
- About 41,000 people live in Wilkes-Barre.
- It lies in Pennsylvania.
- New York, the largest city in the United States, is about 104 miles away.
- For a bigger city, Paterson is about 92 miles away.
- Close by: Back Mountain (9 miles), Scranton (16 miles) and Hazleton (20 miles).