Tunkhannock is a borough and county seat of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located 31 miles northwest of Wilkes-Barre, Tunkhannock is in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter& Gamble plant in nearby Washington Township. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 1,766.