Pennsylvania Regions

Geographic regions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America.

outheastern Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley

[
Delaware Valley Region of Pennsylvania] The Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area, is named for the Delaware River which flows through the region. The Main Line is an area within this region that consists of a line or band of communities in Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties near U.S. Route 30.

Consisting of following counties:
* Bucks
* Philadelphia
* Delaware
* Montgomery
* Chester

Pennsylvania Highlands

[
Pennsylvania Highlands Region] The Pennsylvania Highlands region is a heavily forested section of the Appalachian Mountains located in Eastern Pennsylvania frequently cited as a candidate for extensive ecological preservation.

Consisting of following counties:
* Franklin
* Adams
* Cumberland
* York
* Dauphin
* Lancaster
* Lebanon
* "Chester"
* "Berks"
* "Montgomery"
* "Bucks"
* "Lehigh"
* "Northampton"

Pennsylvania Dutch Country

[
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Region] Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that has a high percentage of Amish, Mennonite and "Fancy Dutch" inhabitants and where the Pennsylvania German language was historically common.

Consisting of following counties:
* Lehigh
* Berks
* Lebanon
* Dauphin
* Lancaster
* York
* Perry
* Cumberland
* Adams
* Franklin

Lehigh Valley

[
Lehigh Valley Region of Pennsylvania] Located along the Lehigh River.

Consisting of following counties:
* Lehigh
* Northampton

Northeastern Pennsylvania

Northeastern Pennsylvania

[
Northeastern Pennsylvania] This mountainous area of Pennsylvania includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and former anthracite coal mining cities, boroughs, and villages.

Consisting of following counties:
* Pike
* Luzerne
* Lackawanna
* Monroe
* Montour
* Wyoming
* Bradford
* Carbon
* Columbia
* Northumberland
* Schuylkill
* Sullivan
* Susquehanna

The Poconos

[
The Poconos Region of Pennsylvania] The Poconos, or the Pocono Mountains region, is a mountainous region of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km²) located in northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles north of Allentown, which are a popular recreational destination for local and regional visitors.

Consisting of following counties:
* Carbon
* Monroe
* Pike
* Wayne
* Luzerne
* Lackawanna
* Susquehanna

Coal Region

[
Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania] The Coal Region is a term used to refer to an area of Northeastern Pennsylvania in the central Appalachian Mountains. The region is home to the largest known deposits of anthracite coal found in the Americas, with an estimated reserve of seven billion short tons.

* Schuylkill
* Carbon
* Northumberland
* Columbia
* Luzerne
* Lackawanna

Wyoming Valley

[
Wyoming Valley Region of Pennsylvania] Wyoming Valley is a region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The valley is a crescent-shaped depression, a part of the ridge-and-valley or folded Appalachians, which includes the metropolitan areas of Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Consisting of following counties:
* Luzerne
* Lackawanna

Endless Mountains

[
Endless Mountains Region of Pennsylvania] The Endless Mountains are a chain of mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania which are part of the Appalachian Mountains chain. The "mountains" are not true mountains, geologically speaking, but are a dissected plateau and are part of the Allegheny Plateau. The Catskill Mountains are the highest expression of the plateau, located to the east of the Endless Mountains.

Consisting of following counties:
* Sullivan
* Wyoming
* Bradford
* Susquehanna

Northern Tier

[
Northern Tier Region of Pennsylvania] The Northern Tier is a geographic region in north-central Pennsylvania.

Consisting of following counties:
* Sullivan
* Wyoming
* Bradford
* Susquehanna
* Tioga

Central Pennsylvania

usquehanna River Valley

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Susquehanna River Valley Region of Pennsylvania. Those in red are those through which the river physically flows, dark red counties are part of the watershed.The Susquehanna River is a river in the northeastern United States. At approximately 410 mi (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the American East Coast.

outh Central Pennsylvania

, United States. Consisting of following counties:
* Adams
* Cumberland
* Dauphin
* Franklin
* Huntingdon
* Juniata
* Lancaster
* Lebanon
* Mifflin
* Northumberland
* Perry
* Schuylkill
* Snyder
* York

Happy Valley

is located in the valley. Consisting of following counties:
* Centre

Cumberland Valley

[
Cumberland Valley Region of Pennsylvania] The Cumberland Valley is a geographic region that lies between South Mountain and the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Pennsylvania and western Maryland, United States.

Consisting of following counties:
* Cumberland
* Franklin

Western Pennsylvania

Laurel Highlands

[
Laurel Highlands Region of Pennsylvania] The Laurel Highlands, in the southwestern part of the state of Pennsylvania, traverses the Laurel and Chestnut ridges of the Allegheny Mountains.

Consisting of following counties:
* Fayette
* Somerset
* Westmoreland

Pittsburgh Metro Area

[
Pittsburgh Metro Area] Consisting of following counties:
* Allegheny
* Armstrong
* Beaver
* Butler
* Washington
* Westmoreland

Allegheny National Forest

[
Allegheny National Forest Region of Pennsylvania] The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest located in northwestern Pennsylvania. The forest covers over 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) of land.

Consisting of following counties:
* Forest
* Elk
* Warren
* McKean

Pennsylvania's Northwest Region

* Erie
* Crawford
* Mercer
* Venango
* Warren
* Lawrence
* Butler
* Clarion
* Forest

ee also

*Pennsyltucky