Editing Pittston Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pittston township.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Pittston Township's growing industrial and commercial districts.]]
[[File:Pittston City.jpg|thumb|right|An image of [[Greater Pittston]]. Pittston Township can be seen on the far left.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.71|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|35.66|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.15%, is water. It is the second largest community by area in [[Greater Pittston]]. The township is served by the [[Pittston Area School District]]. The eastern part of the township is made up of mountains and forests. Most of the township's residents and businesses are located in the western half of the town. The elevation ranges from {{convert|2130|ft}} above sea level at the summit of Little Shiney Mountain in the southeastern corner of the township to {{convert|630|ft}} in several valleys along the western border, near the [[Susquehanna River]].

Its villages include Browntown, Cork Lane, Glendale, and Suscon. Its numbered routes are [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]], [[Interstate 81 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 81]], [[Interstate 476]], [[Pennsylvania Route 315|Route 315]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 502|Route 502]]. The interstate highways connect with each other via Route 315 at the Wyoming Valley Interchange just east of Browntown. Suscon Road crosses the township from northwest to southeast, connecting the borough of [[Dupont, Pennsylvania|Dupont]] with Thornhurst on the [[Lehigh River]]. Oak Street and William Street (Route 11) connect the township with the city of [[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]]. There is also an [[international airport]] in the community. The [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]] is located in northern Pittston Township.

===Neighborhoods of Pittston Township===
* [[Browntown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Browntown]]: 1,418 residents; 0.5 square miles
* Cork Lane
* Glendale
* [[Suscon, Pennsylvania|Suscon]]