Northeastern Pennsylvania

Northeast Pennsylvania
Northeast Pennsylvania
	Clockwise from top left: Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, and Greater Pittston
	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)	List In region: ; Wilkes-Barre ; Hazleton ; Bloomsburg ; Pottsville ; Dunmore ; Kingston ; East Stroudsburg ; Hanover Township ; Mountain Top ; Berwick ; Nanticoke ; Sunbury ; Shamokin ; Pocono Township ; Carbondale ; Pittston (Greater Pittston) ;
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 (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.

^ https://www.visitpa.com/region/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.

[1] ttps://www.visitpa.com/region/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.

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