This mountainous area of Pennsylvania includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and former anthracite coal mining cities and towns, including Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Pittston and Carbondale. U.S. Presidents Harry Truman and George W. Bush both visited this area more than once during their presidencies, particularly Bush who has thus far visited northeastern Pennsylvania a total of six times. Northeast PA is home to the U.S. Defense Department's most expansive electronics maintenace facility, the Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Cities, Towns & Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania:

MOST NORTHEAST PA COUNTIES:

• Pike County
• Luzerne County
• Lackawanna County
• Monroe County
• Wyoming County
• Bradford County
• Carbon County
• Columbia County
• Susquehanna County

MAJOR, LARGER CITIES:

• Wilkes-Barre
• Scranton
• Poconos

SMALL CITIES:

• Hazleton
• Pittston
• Carbondale
• Nanticoke

TOWNS, BOROUGHS, ETC.:

• Laflin
• Kingston
• West Pittston
• Dallas- Part of Back Mountain
• West Hazleton
• Forty Fort
• Luzerne
• Towanda
• Pringle
• Jim Thorpe
• Larksville
• Trucksville- Part of Back Mountain
• Courtdale
• Mt. Cobb
• Milford
• Waverly
• Dupont
• Duryea
• Jessup
• Throop
• Sugar Notch
• Conyngham
• Ashley
• Dorrance
• Shickshinny
• Yatesville
• West Wyoming
• Shavertown- Part of Back Mountain
• Avoca
• Dunmore
• Weatherly
• Lehman- Part of Back Mountain
• Dickson City
• Moosic
• Harveys Lake- Part of Back Mountain
• Clarks Summit
• Clarks Green
• Plymouth
• Bear Creek
• Palmerton
• Lansford
• Nesquehoning
• Tobyhanna
• Tunkhannock
• Wyoming
• Exeter
• Drums
• Sayre
• Carbondale
• Plains
• Edwardsville
• Blakeslee
• Lehighton
• Haven
• Abington Heights
• Lake Harmony
• Mount Pocono
• Berwick
• White Haven
• Warrior Run
• Penn Lake Park
• Mountaintop
• Nescopeck
• New Columbus
• Laurel Run
• Hughestown
• Sktop
• Hamlin
• South Waverly
• Swoyersville
• Taylor
• Old Forge
• Harding
• Tannersville
• Lake Wallenpaupack
• Moscow
• Benton
• Rome

Attractions/Entertainment in Northeastern Pennsylvania:

• Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins home games)
• F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre
• Pocono Raceway in Wilkes-Barre
• Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre
• Country Junction in Lehighton (World's largest General Store)
• Blue Mountain Ski Resort 5 miles east of Palmerton, Pa
• Montage Mountain Ski Resort in Scranton
• Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre
• The Mall at Steamtown in Scranton
• Everhart Museum in Scranton
• Wilkes-Barre Township Commons in Wilkes-Barre
• Eckley Miners Village in Hazleton
• Arena Hub Plaza in Wilkes-Barre
• Electric City Trolley Musuem in Scranton
• "Public Square" in downtown Wilkes-Barre
• Lacakawanna County Stadium in Moosic (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons home games)
• Ford Pavilion in Moosic
• Nathan Denision House in Forty Fort
• Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre
• Laurel Mall in Hazleton
• Viewmont Mall in Scranton
• Skytop Lodge/Resort & Recreational Activities in Skytop
• Glenmaura National Golf Course in Moosic
• The Lands at Hillside Farms in Trucksville
• Frances Slocum State Park in Wyoming
• Lackawanna County Visitors Center in Moosic
• Camel Beach Water Park & Ski Resort in Tannersville

Colleges/Universites in Northeastern Pennsylvania

• Penn State: Wilkes-Barre Campus in Lehman
• Penn State: Worthington-Scranton Campus in Dunmore
• Penn State: Hazleton Campus in Hazleton
• Marywood University in Scranton
• Lackawanna College in Scranton
• Wilkes University in downtown Wilkes-Barre
• The University of Scranton: A Jesuit University in downtown Scranton
• Keystone College in La Plume
• Baptist Bible College in Scranton
• Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke
• College Misericordia in Dallas
• King's College in downtown Wilkes-Barre
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in East Stroudsburg

• Scranton Prepratory School (Jesuit) in Scranton
• Wyoming Seminary College Prepratory School in Kingston

Airports in NEPA

• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Avoca
• Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort (only for "smaller, private planes")
• Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport in Tobyhanna
• Hazleton Municipal Airport in Hazleton
• Skyhaven Airport in Tunkhannock

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