Yatesville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 749 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18640.
Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population7491,189 per sq mi
Median home value$182,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$116Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Yatesville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Yatesville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)95 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA97 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Yatesville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Yatesville had 638 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1961st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Luzerne County grew from 257,121 residents in 1900 to 325,594 in 2020.
Luzerne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilkes-Barre Intl Ap, PA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Luzerne County
139,382 jobs at 7,212 businesses in Luzerne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
177 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yatesville.
Nearest hospitals
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilkes Barre4.4 miles
Wilkes Barre Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Wilkes-Barre5.3 miles
Wilkes-Barre General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Wilkes-Barre5.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
18
Specialist doctors
20
Dentists
18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
35
Mental health providers
25
Physical and occupational therapists
46
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
14
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Yatesville
Parks (5 nearby)
Tony Attardo Memorial Park · 10 acres0.4 mi
Sullivan Park · 7 acres0.7 mi
Riverfront Park · 2 acres0.4 mi
Yatesville Borough Park0.9 mi
Grocery stores
Gerrity's1.0 mi
ALDI1.4 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.5 mi
Modern Market1.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Rite Aid0.5 mi
Libraries
Laflin Public Library1.8 mi
Wyoming Free Library2.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues
The Music Box Playhouse4.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Pittston Area SD, Northeast Secure Treatment Unit. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary CtrPittston
Pre-K–2
701
Public
1.3 mi
Pittston City Intrmd CtrPittston
3–5
730
Public
1.2 mi
Pittston Area MSPittston
6–8
761
Public
1.2 mi
Northeast Secure Treatment UnitPittston Township
7–12
37
Alternative Education
3.3 mi
Pittston Area SHSPittston
9–12
1,055
Public
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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