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Wilkes-Barre is a city of over 40,000 people in north eastern Pennsylvania. It is located on the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County.

Wilkes-Barre is 2 hours from Philadelphia by car and about 2 ½ hours to New York city. Most residents consider Scranton Pennsylvania to be a sister city to Wilkes-Barre. Scranton is 30 minutes by car on interstate 81.

The Martz bus company has daily routes to both Philadelphia and New York. The cost of a round trip to Philadelphia is $62.00. Round trip to New York costs $76.25 Greyhound tickets are also available to New York for a competitive price. The bus terminal is on public square – center city Wilkes-Barre.

Wilkes-Barre city is especially susceptible to flooding. Center city is protected by a natural and man made dyke. In 2009, the dyke beautification project has been nearly completed.

Wilkes-Barre is a anthracite coal mining town founded in 1806. Still colloquially, the city is known as an “old coal town” and this serves as a reason for why people have inhabited the area and possibly explains why they live there.