Northeast Pennsylvania | |
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 Northeastern Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′48″N 75°24′56″W / 41.4468°N 75.4156°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Commonwealth | Pennsylvania |
| Largest city | Scranton |
| Other cities (by population) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,426 sq mi (21,820 km2) |
| Population (2010 estimate) | |
• Total | 1,349,698 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (ET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA or Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton (the area's largest city), Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton, Nanticoke, and Carbondale. A portion of this region is located in the New York City metropolitan area. Recently, Pennsylvania tourism boards have described Northeastern Pennsylvania as Upstate Pennsylvania.[1]
Unlike most other parts of the Rust Belt, some of the communities are experiencing a modest population increase, and others, including Monroe and Pike counties, rank among the state's fastest growing counties.[2]
Northeastern Pennsylvania borders the Pennsylvania Wilds to the west, the New York State Southern Tier and Hudson Valley regions to the north and northeast, Sussex and Warren counties in New Jersey to the east, and the Lehigh Valley to the south.
- ^ "Upstate PA".
- ^ David Pierce (2010-06-25). "Population pops in Pike, Monroe counties". PoconoRecord.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2014-05-20.