 According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.61%, is water.It is separated from Wilkes-Barre by the Susquehanna River and the boundary of Kirby Park.Its numbered routes are U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 309, which follows the Cross Valley Expressway from the Back Mountain area to Interstate 81 and Route 115 east of Wilkes-Barre City.