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Hazleton
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city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Luzerne
- Mayor
- Jeff Cusat ( R )
- Total
- 5.97 sq mi (15.47 km )
- Land
- 5.97 sq mi (15.47 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,689 ft (515 m)
- Density
- 5,017.2/sq mi (1,937.17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 18201, 18202
- Area codes
- 570 and 272
- Fips code
- 42-33408
- Website
- www .hazletoncity .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 census. Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on December 4, 1891.
Hazleton is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Allentown, 82 miles (132 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia and 106 miles (171 km) west of New York City.
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