Luzerne Township, Pennsylvania
Luzerne Township | |
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Township municipal building | |
Location of Luzerne Township in Fayette County | |
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.74 sq mi (79.61 km2) |
| • Land | 29.53 sq mi (76.49 km2) |
| • Water | 1.21 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,685 |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,365 |
| • Density | 199.13/sq mi (76.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Area code | 724 |
Luzerne Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,585 at the 2020 census, down from 5,965 at the 2010 census.
The unincorporated communities of East Millsboro, La Belle, Hiller, Isabella, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell, Allison, Alicia, East Fredericktown and Penncraft are located within the township. La Belle, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell and East Fredericktown are served by the post office in La Belle and thus have the same ZIP code (15450), as does SCI Fayette, a Pennsylvania state prison located next to East Fredericktown.