Northeastern Pennsylvania

Northeast Pennsylvania
Clockwise from top left: Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, and Greater Pittston
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°26′48″N 75°24′56″W / 41.4468°N 75.4156°W / 41.4468; -75.4156
CountryUnited States
CommonwealthPennsylvania
Largest cityScranton
Other cities (by population)
Area
 • Total8,426 sq mi (21,820 km2)
Population
 (2010 estimate)
 • Total1,349,698
Time zoneUTC−5 (ET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Northeastern Pennsylvania (N.E.P.A. or sometimes called 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, 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 parts of the Rust Belt, some of these 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 Lehigh Valley to its south, Warren County, New Jersey to its east, and Broome County, New York to its north.

  1. ^ "Upstate PA".
  2. ^ 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.