Editing Pittston, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pittston City.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of [[Greater Pittston]], including Pittston and the [[Susquehanna River]] on the right]]
[[File:FAB's IMG 4251 Coxton Rd Bridge, view towards MuellerYard RR-Wye-bridges and Lackawanna Confluence.JPG|thumb|The [[Lackawanna River]] from Coxton Road Bridge makes up Pittston's northern border.]]
Pittston is part of the [[Wyoming Valley]] and located on the east side of the [[Susquehanna River]] and on the south side of the [[Lackawanna River]]. It is approximately midway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.6|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 8.09%, is water.

The city's three sections include the Oregon Section (located in southern Pittston), the Downtown (or City Center), and the Junction (or Upper Pittston). The Oregon Section is a neighborhood located on high ground overlooking the Susquehanna River (in the southern half of the city). The Downtown is located to the north (in the central part of Pittston). [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] passes through this part of the city. [[Firefighters' Memorial Bridge (Pittston)|Two bridges]] cross over the Susquehanna and connect the Downtown with the Borough of [[West Pittston]] (on the opposite bank). The Downtown is where most of the city's businesses and [[Tower block|high-rises exist]]. The elevation climbs as you move inland (eastward) away from the Susquehanna. The northernmost section of the city is known as the Junction. It is named after the railroad junction (or the [[Duryea Yard]]) which runs through its borders. It consists mostly of suburbs built upon several steep hills which overlook both the Susquehanna and Lackawanna Rivers.  The Lackawanna River makes up Pittston's northern border.

The area in and around Pittston is referred to as [[Greater Pittston]] and includes [[Avoca, Pennsylvania|Avoca]], [[Dupont, Pennsylvania|Dupont]], [[Duryea, Pennsylvania|Duryea]], [[Exeter, Pennsylvania|Exeter]], [[Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Exeter Township]], [[Hughestown, Pennsylvania|Hughestown]], [[Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Jenkins Township]], [[Laflin, Pennsylvania|Laflin]], Pittston, [[Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Pittston Township]], [[West Pittston, Pennsylvania|West Pittston]], [[West Wyoming, Pennsylvania|West Wyoming]], [[Wyoming, Pennsylvania|Wyoming]], and [[Yatesville, Pennsylvania|Yatesville]].

Pittston has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from {{convert|26.9|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in January to {{convert|72.4|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in July. [https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University] The [[hardiness zone]] is 6b.