This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Luzerne Residents Directory is a private reference service. We cannot retrieve or certify records, confirm occupancy, or change a government roll. Send those requests to the office that maintains the record. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local law enforcement.
Finding the Correct Custodian
These are practical starting points for the Luzerne records requested most often:
- Who owns or has a documented connection to a street: see the Luzerne by-street directory
- Old directory volumes and past households: see the Luzerne city directory collections
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Luzerne resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see Luzerne resident records offices
- Records not available online: submit a focused request under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law to the actual custodian
Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds: 153 N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711; 570-825-1641; Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 4:20 p.m. filing cutoff. Recorder questions about recorded-property documents should go directly to that office.
Luzerne County Records Facility: 85 Young Street, Hanover Township, PA 18706; 570-825-1862; public research is listed Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call ahead with a volume, file, or index reference. For court material, the county lists the Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary at 200 N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, with inquiries at 570-825-1583.