Foundation repair in Kingston, PA
Kingston sits across the Susquehanna from Wilkes-Barre, behind the Wyoming Valley levees. Most of its homes are more than 60 years old.
Homes and foundations in Kingston
The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority lists Kingston among the communities its levee system serves, and the county’s 2025 hazard mitigation plan estimates that nearly every structure in the borough sits in the area a levee failure would affect. The levees reduce flood risk; they do not remove it. Wet ground behind them still presses on basement walls after long rain.
The same county plan calls for engineering studies of land subsidence at the borough’s government building on Wyoming Avenue and at the Chester Street schools. That points to concern about ground movement in parts of the borough, not to damage at any particular house.
About 34% of homes in Kingston were built before 1940, and about 61% before 1960. The median home was built in 1952. About 52% of homes are owner-occupied.
What to watch for in Kingston homes
A mix of older stone and block foundations and mid-century block walls. Watch for:
- Stair-step or horizontal cracks in block walls. See bowing basement wall repair.
- Water at the floor joint in spring. See basement waterproofing.
- Worn mortar in the oldest houses. See stone foundation repair.
Sending a request from Kingston
Send a request with your ZIP code (18704), what you are seeing, and roughly when the house was built. We pass it to an independent local foundation repair contractor who serves Kingston. They contact you to set up a visit and explain any fee. If no contractor can take it, we let you know.
Nearby towns: Forty Fort, Edwardsville, Swoyersville, Kingston Township. All towns: service area.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, via Census Reporter. Local facts: Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority; Luzerne County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan.