page_title: Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States Public School Districts (English) Español: Mapa de los distritos escolares del Condado de Luzerne (inglés)
context_page_description: Hanover Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,076, making it the most populous township in the county.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.8 km²), of which 18.9 square miles (48.9 km²) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), or 1.82%, is water. The Susquehanna River drains the municipality and separates it from Larksville Borough, Plymouth Borough, and Plymouth Township. The north side of the township — near the river — is mainly low-lying (500 to 650 ft or 150 to 200 m above sea level); most of the township’s homes and businesses reside in the northern and central portions of the township. The southern portion of the municipality is mountainous, rising to 2,148 feet (655 m) at the summit of Haystack Mountain on the southeast border. The township lies directly between the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke.
  The main thoroughfares in Hanover Township are the South Cross Valley Expressway (PA 29), the four-lane Sans Souci Parkway (locally pronounced "San Suey"), and the two-lane South Main Street. The former connects I-81 in the southeast with U.S. 11 in West Nanticoke (Plymouth Township), while the latter two connect Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke.  I-81 and PA 309 provide access to Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre Township, and Scranton. In the northern portion of the community, the Carey Ave Bridge (also known as the 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Pennsylvania Army National Guard Bridge) crosses over the Susquehanna River and links Hanover Township to the Boroughs of Plymouth and Larksville. The villages of Hanover include Askam, Breslau, Buttonwood, Dundee, Hanover Green, Iona, Korn Krest, Lee Park, Lower Askam, Lyndwood, Newtown, and Preston. The township is part of Hanover Area School District, which is located in the middle of Luzerne County.
caption: Hanover Area School District in Luzerne County
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