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Assessment Office

Department Services

The Luzerne County Assessor's Office is responsible for tax assessment in the County. Tax assessment services include:

Administering all real property tax programs
Assisting customers with all tax assessment and special program information
Discovering, valuing and listing all real property in Luzerne County
Maintaining and updating records of all real property within the County
Setting and defending assessment values according to a base year system
Verifying the County’s uniform parcel Identifier to assure the accuracy of parcel identification in all real property

Contact Us

Kristin L. Montgomery, CPE

Director of Assessments

More Information
Assessor's Office

Email

Phone: 570-825-1540

Fax: 570-825-1763
Physical Address
153 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

153 North River Street Wilkes-Barre PA 18711

Directions

Mailing Address
200 North River Street
Tax Assessment Office
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Hours
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Holidays

Directory
Courthouse Annex Parking Lot

Parking in the Annex lot is for visitors to the Courthouse Annex Building only.

Departments located in the Annex are:
- Assessors' Office
- Register of Wills
- Recorder of Deeds
- Marriage Licenses
- Information Technology

1 and 2 hour parking spaces are available as well as accessible parking spaces. Numbered spaces are reserved for staff and require a permit.

To enter the parking lot from River Street, turn onto W. Jackson Street, make the first left, then bear left to enter the lower lot.

Visitors to the Courthouse, including jurors, should park in the Water Street Parkade instead. The Annex lot is patrolled daily and tickets are issued to illegally parked vehicles.