UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                             FORM 8-K


                          CURRENT REPORT

              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
              OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest reported): January 30, 2012



                    FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
               ____________________________________
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


          PENNSYLVANIA             2-88927           23-2249083
       __________________         __________         _____________
        (State or other          (Commission         (IRS Employer
          jurisdiction          File Number)     Identification No.
       of incorporation)



111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania       18603
____________________________________________      ________
  (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 570.752.3671



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Item 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On January 30, 2012, First Keystone Corporation, parent company
of First Keystone Community Bank, announced its earnings for the
quarter ending December 31, 2011.  The press release announcing
fourth quarter earnings is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.


ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)   Not applicable

     (b)   Not applicable

     (c)   Not Applicable

     (d)   Exhibits

Exhibit No.              Description

    99.1                 Press Release of First Keystone
                         Corporation dated January 30, 2012.



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                            Signatures


     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there
unto duly authorized.


FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
(Registrant)




By:        /s/ Matthew P. Prosseda
           Matthew P. Prosseda
           Chief Executive Officer

Date:      January 30, 2012



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EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                        Page
Exhibit No.     Description                              No.
___________     ___________                             _____

   99.1         Press Release of First                    5
                Keystone Corporation dated
                January 30, 2012



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