Georgetown
Georgetown is a census-designated place in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Wilkes-Barre. The CDP population was 1,640 at the 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 1,640 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania” and “Georgetown, PA”
- Neighbors: Wilkes-Barre
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza and Luzerne County Courthouse.
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Stadium
Photo: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is an 8,050-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania just northeast of Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Phanatic, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luzerne County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The building houses the government of Luzerne County. Luzerne County Courthouse is situated 2 miles north of Georgetown.
Wyoming Valley Mall
Shopping center
Wyoming Valley Mall is a shopping mall located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney… Wyoming Valley Mall is situated 2 miles northeast of Georgetown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurel Run and Wilkes-Barre.
Laurel Run
Village
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laurel Run is a borough that is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 560 at the time of the 2020 census.
Wilkes-Barre
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilkes-Barre is a city of 41,000 people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles southwest of Scranton. The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British Parliament who opposed royal rule of the colonies.
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Georgetown
Latitude
41.22734° or 41° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
-75.86849° or 75° 52′ 7″ westPopulation
1,640Elevation
699 feet (213 metres)Open location code
87H664GJ+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 158499600OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5190988Wikidata ID
Q5546944
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Georgetown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Georgetown”
- Cebuano: “Georgetown”
- Chechen: “Джорджтаун (Лузерн гуо, Пенсильвани)”
- Chechen: “Джорджтаун”
- French: “Georgetown”
- German: “Georgetown”
- Greek: “Τζορτζτάουν”
- Irish: “Georgetown”
- Italian: “Georgetown”
- Japanese: “ジョージタウン”
- Ladin: “Georgetown”
- Malagasy: “Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”
- Malagasy: “Georgetown”
- Persian: “جورجتاون، شهرستان لوزرن، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “جورجتاون”
- Serbian: “Џорџтаун (округ Лузерн, Пенсилванија)”
- Serbian: “Џорџтаун”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Georgetown”
- Spanish: “Georgetown (condado de Luzerne, Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Georgetown”
- Swedish: “Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”
- Swedish: “Georgetown”
- Tatar: “Джорджтаун (Лузерн округы, Пенсильвания)”
- Tatar: “Джорджтаун”
- Turkish: “Georgetown, PA”
- Turkish: “Georgetown”
- Ukrainian: “Джорджтаун”
- Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن، لوزرنے کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. John’s Hall and St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church.
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