Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
Scranton
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Scranton is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is near Wilkes-Barre, and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
Wilkes-Barre
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Wilkes-Barre is a city of 41,000 people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles southwest of Scranton. The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British Parliament who opposed royal rule of the colonies.
Centralia
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Centralia is a borough and ghost town in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, atop a mountain ridge north of Ashland and east of Mount Carmel.
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Coal Region
Pennsylvania's Coal Region has a rich heritage of coal mining and is, in fact, home to the largest deposits of anthracite coal in the Americas. Once a region full of mining towns, the area has since become a tourist destination.
Pocono Mountains
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The Poconos is a mountain area in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is 2,400 square miles of wooded mountains and valleys full of beautiful lakes, rivers, forests and wildlife.
Endless Mountains
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The Endless Mountains is a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Endless Mountains region includes Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties.
Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Type: Region
- Description: geographic region of Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “NEPA” and “Northeast Pennsylvania”
- Location: Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Northeastern Pennsylvania” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “賓夕凡尼亞州東北部”
- Chinese: “賓州東北部”
- Italian: “Pennsylvania nord-orientale”
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