Northeastern Pennsylvania

Northeastern Pennsylvania
Clockwise from top left: Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston (Greater Pittston), and Hazleton
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°26′48″N 75°24′56″W / 41.4468°N 75.4156°W / 41.4468; -75.4156Coordinates: 41°26′48″N 75°24′56″W / 41.4468°N 75.4156°W / 41.4468; -75.4156
Country	United States
Commonwealth	Pennsylvania
Largest city	Scranton
Other cities	List In Region: Wilkes-Barre Hazleton Pittston (Greater Pittston) Nanticoke Carbondale
Population (2010 Estimate)
• Total	1,349,698
Time zone	ET (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) is a geographic 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 significant portion of this region constitutes a part of the New York City metropolitan area. Unlike some other parts of the Rust Belt, some of these communities are experiencing a modest population increase. Some parts of the region, specifically Monroe and Pike counties, rank among the fastest growing areas of the state.

The counties that comprise northeastern Pennsylvania are Bradford County, Carbon County, Columbia County, Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Monroe County, Montour County, Northumberland County, Pike County, Schuylkill County, Sullivan County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County and Wyoming County. Tioga County, Northampton County, Union County, Lehigh County, Lycoming County, Snyder County, and Centre County, Pennsylvania may also be considered part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.