Inkerman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census.GeographyInkerman is located at. The elevation is above sea level.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9sqkm, all of it land. It is located in the western portion of Jenkins Township in Luzerne County, northeast of Plains Township, northwest of Laflin, south of Pittston, and southeast of the Susquehanna River.