For Further Information Contact:

                             J. Gerald Bazewicz
                             President and
                             Chief Executive Officer
                             (570) 752-3671



                           Exhibit 99.1


                          PRESS RELEASE

          FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INCREASE
                  IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 EARNINGS

Berwick, Pennsylvania - April 30, 2009 - First Keystone
Corporation (OTC BB: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone
National Bank, reported net income of $2,102,000 for the quarter
ending March 31, 2009, or an increase of 22.1% over the first
quarter of 2008.

Earnings per share were $.39, in the first quarter of 2009 as
compared to $.32 in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of
21.9%. Cash dividends paid in the first quarter of 2009 were $.23
per share as compared to $.22 paid in the first quarter of 2008,
an increase of 4.5%.

President J. Gerald Bazewicz reported, "Continued improvement in
our net interest margin and excellent control of non interest
expenses, which increased only 1.9% from the first quarter of
2008, were the keys to increased earnings."

Total assets and deposits increased to $716,640,000 and
$542,294,000 as of March 31, 2009, an increase of 5.1% and 5.0%
respectively over first quarter 2008.  Loans, net of unearned
income increased to $411,135,000, an increase of 6.9% over the
first quarter of 2008.

First Keystone National Bank, an independently owned community
bank since 1864, presently operates 14 full service offices in
Columbia (5), Luzerne (4), Montour (1), and Monroe (4) Counties
providing banking and trust services. In Monroe County, the Bank
trades as Pocono Community Bank, a division of First Keystone
National Bank.

Inquiries regarding the purchase of the company's stock may be
made through the following brokers:  RBC Dain Rauscher,
     800-223-4207; Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., 800-888-6673; Janney
Montgomery Scott, Inc., 800-526-6397; Ferris, Baker, Watts, Inc.,
800-638-7411; Ryan, Beck and Company, 800-223-8969; and Boenning
& Scattergood, Inc., 800-883-8383.



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Note:  This press release may contain forward looking statements
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.  Actual results and trends could differ materially from
those set forth in such statements due to various factors.  These
factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks, changing
economic and competitive conditions and other risks and
uncertainties.

For more information on First Keystone National Bank or its
parent company, First Keystone Corporation, please contact J.
Gerald Bazewicz at 570-752-3671, extension 1172.





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