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Pittston

About Pittston

7,689 in city
549,454 in metro
4 km² (2 mi²)
178.767074585 m
Pittston lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, about halfway between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It was a center of anthracite coal mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was settled about 1770 and named for the British statesman William Pitt the Elder. The railroad, brewing, and stove production also contributed to the city's economy. Much of the once vibrant downtown was lost to urban renewal in the 1960s.

Metro Cities

Ashley, Bloomsburg, Carbondale, Clarks Summit, Danville, Dunmore, Forty Fort, Hanover Township, Hazleton, Jenkins Township, Kingston, Lake Harmony, Nanticoke, Olyphant, Pittston, Plains Township, Plymouth, Salem Township, Scranton, West Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Township, Wyoming

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
7 All Buildings
7
existing

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Anthracite Apartments - 1981
2 ACS Christian Manor - 1925
3 Newrose Building - 1923
4 Infantino Towers - 1973
5 Dime Bank Building - 1928

Building types

No. Type
6 low-rise building
1 church