Hype for the Future 260/284: Greater New York Explained
Introduction New York City remains notable as the largest metropolitan area worldwide in terms of urban landmass, even following decades of not serving as the most populated global city. In the modern context of the major city and metropolitan area, the United States Census defines a combined metropolitan area with the Metropolitan Statistical Area officially divided into the New York—Jersey City—White Plains, Nassau County—Suffolk County, Newark, and New Brunswick—Lakewood […]#commonwealth-of-pennsylvania — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 248I: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
Introduction Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties are located in the Northeast Pennsylvania region home to notable communities such as Luzerne and Lackawanna and associated with a number of cities, boroughs, and townships in each county. Within Luzerne County are the Cities of Wilkes-Barre (county seat), Hazleton, Nanticoke, and Pittston. Within Lackawanna County to the northeast are the Cities of Scranton (county seat) and Carbondale. Major highways within Luzerne County include Interstates 80, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248i-wyoming-valley-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248H: Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Overview Monroe County is a notable county in Northeast Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, and Stroudsburg (county seat) and the Townships of Barrett, Chestnuthill, Coolbaugh, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Middle Smithfield, Paradise, Pocono, Polk, Price, Ross, Smithfield, Stroud, Tobyhanna, and Tunkhannock. Major highways include Interstates 80 and 380 and Routes 209, 209 Business, 33, 115, 191, 196, 314, 390, 402, 423, 435, 447, 507, 534, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248h-monroe-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248G: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Overview Wyoming County is a notable rural county located in Northeast Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Factoryville, Laceyville, Meshoppen, Nicholson, and Tunkhannock (county seat) and the Townships of Braintrim, Clinton, Eaton, Exeter, Falls, Forkston, Lemon, Mehoopany, Meshoppen, Monroe, Nicholson, North Branch, Northmoreland, Noxen, Overfield, Tunkhannock, Washington, and Windham. Major highways include Route 6, 11, 29, 87, 92, 107, 187, 267, 292, 307, 309, and 367. Keystone College […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248g-wyoming-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248F: Pike County, Pennsylvania
Overview Pike County is the easternmost county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along the New York and New Jersey state lines each opposite the Delaware River at the eastern edge of the county and the Commonwealth alike. Today, the Borough of Milford serves as the county seat, with communities elsewhere including the larger Borough of Matamoras and the Townships of Blooming Grove, Delaware, Dingman, Greene, Lackawaxen, Lehman, Milford, Palmyra, Porter, Shohola, and Westfall. Major […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248f-pike-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248E: New York Metropolitan Definition
Introduction The New York Metropolitan Area is a notable statistical area representative of the largest metro area worldwide by urban landmass as well as four (4) distinct metropolitan divisions including New York—Jersey City—White Plains, Newark, New Brunswick—Lakewood, and Nassau County—Suffolk County, along with the nearby urbanized and metropolitan counties north of White Plains and south toward Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Counties The New York—Jersey City—White […] -
Hype for the Future 248D: Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Wayne County is a notable county in the Northeast Pennsylvania region home to the Boroughs of Bethany, Hawley, Honesdale (county seat), Prompton, Starrucca (formerly Wayne Borough since 1853; renamed 1873), and Waymart and the Townships of Berlin, Buckingham, Canaan, Cherry Ridge, Clinton, Damascus, Dreher, Dyberry, Lake, Lebanon, Lehigh, Manchester, Mount Pleasant, Oregon, Palmyra, Paupack, Preston, Salem, Scott, South Canaan, Sterling, and Texas. Major highways include […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248d-wayne-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248B: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Overview Susquehanna County is a notable rural county in Northeast Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Forest City, Friendsville, Great Bend, Hallstead, Hop Bottom, Lanesboro, Little Meadows, Montrose (county seat), New Milford, Oakland, Susquehanna Depot, Thompson, and Union Dale and the Townships of Apolacon, Ararat, Auburn, Bridgewater, Brooklyn, Choconut, Clifford, Dimock, Forest Lake, Franklin, Gibson, Great Bend, Harford, Harmony, Herrick, Jackson, Jessup, Lathrop, Lenox, Liberty, […] -
Hype for the Future 248A: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Overview Lehigh and Northampton Counties are located in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania associated with the Lehigh Valley area of the Commonwealth approaching the Delaware River to the east. The county seats are Allentown in Lehigh County and Easton in Northampton County, with the Bethlehem area divided between the counties though mostly in Northampton County. Additional communities located within Lehigh County include the Boroughs of Alburtis, Catasauqua, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248a-lehigh-valley-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 248/284: Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Overview Carbon County is a notable smaller county by population within the Eastern Pennsylvania region home to the Boroughs of Beaver Meadows, Bowmanstown, East Side, Jim Thorpe (county seat), Lansford, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Palmerton, Parryville, Summit Hill, Weatherly, and Weissport and the Townships of Banks, East Penn, Franklin, Kidder, Lausanna, Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, Packer, Penn Forest, and Towamensing. Major highways within the county include Interstates 80 and 476 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248-284-carbon-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 247D: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Schuylkill County is a notable county in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along Interstate 81 and Routes 209, 25, 54, 61, 125, 183, 309, 325, 339, 443, 501, 895, 901, and 924. Notable communities include the City of Pottsville (county seat); the Boroughs of Ashland (also Columbia County), Auburn, Coaldale, Cressona, Deer Lake, Frackville, Gilberton, Girardville, Gordon, Landingville, Mahanoy City, McAdoo, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Minersville, Mount […] -
Hype for the Future 247C: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Berks County, named for Berkshire in England 🏴, is a historic Pennsylvania county home to the City of Reading and numerous surrounding areas and is home to notable historic and cultural sites such as the Bradys Village Art Gallery, the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, the Louis J. Mascaro Automotive Museum, the Daniel Boone Homestead, the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum, Crystal Cave, the appointment-only Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/hype-for-the-future-247c-berks-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland
Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […] -
Hype for the Future 244F: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Lebanon County is a notable county associated with Pennsylvania Dutch Country and accessible via Interstates 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike), 78, and 81 and Routes 22, 322, 422, 72, 117, 241, 341, 343, 419, 443, 501, 645, 897, and 934. The City of Lebanon serves as the county seat, while boroughs include Cleona, Cornwall, Jonestown, Mount Gretna, Myerstown, Palmyra, and Richland and townships include Annville, Bethel, Cold Spring, East Hanover, Heidelberg, Jackson, Millcreek, North […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/hype-for-the-future-244f-lebanon-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 244E: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Dauphin County is a notable county in the South Central region of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania home to the City of Harrisburg and accessible largely via Interstates 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike), 81, 83, and 283 and Routes 11, 15, 22, 209, 322, 422, 25, 39, 147, 225, 230, 283, 325, 341, 441, 443, 743, and 849, along with the airport connector known by the Commonwealth as Route 3032. Apart from Harrisburg, Dauphin County is also home to the Boroughs of Berrysburg, Dauphin, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/hype-for-the-future-244e-dauphin-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 244D: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Introduction Lancaster is a notable major city in the Southeast Pennsylvania region serving as the seat of Lancaster County, whose rural areas are notable for the oldest and largest Amish community presence in the United States in Pennsylvania Dutch Country along with numerous related Mennonite settlements. While the first European deeds associated with Lancaster County were associated with 1691, the Swiss-German Mennonite settlements of the Pequea Valley had represented the first verified […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/hype-for-the-future-244d-lancaster-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 244C: York, Pennsylvania
Introduction York is the name of a mid-sized city in Southeast Pennsylvania serving as the seat of a county of the same name near the Mason-Dixon Line with Maryland to the south and home to significant urban infrastructure and institutions associated with the SEPA region. Major highways serving York County include Interstates 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) and 83 and Routes 15, 30, 24, 74, 94, 114, 116, 124, 177, 181, 182, 194, 214, 216, 234, 238, 262, 297, 372, 382, 392, 425, 462, 516, 616, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/hype-for-the-future-244c-york-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 244B: Gettysburg/Adams County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Adams County is located in Southern Pennsylvania and home to the Boroughs of Abbottstowm, Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville, Bonneauville, Carroll Valley, East Berlin, Fairfield, Gettysburg (county seat), Littlestown, McSherrystown, New Oxford, and York Springs and the Townships of Berwick, Butler, Conewago, Cumberland, Franklin, Freedom, Germany, Hamilton, Hamiltonban, Highland, Huntington, Latimore, Liberty, Menallen, Mount Joy, Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Reading, Straban, […] -
Hype for the Future 244A: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Cumberland County is located in South Central Pennsylvania opposite the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg and home to the Boroughs of Camp Hill, Carlisle (county seat), Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg, Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Newburg, Newville, Shippensburg (also Franklin County), Shiremanstown, and Wormleysburg and the Townships of Cooke, Dickinson, East Pennsboro, Hampden, Hopewell, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Middlesex, Monroe, North Middleton, North […] -
Hype for the Future 244/284: Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Franklin County, Pennsylvania, is a notable county located along the southern border of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Chambersburg (county seat), Shippensburg (mostly Cumberland County), Greencastle, Mercersburg, Mont Alto, Orrstown, and Waynesboro. Townships include Antrim, Fannett, Greene, Guilford, Hamilton, Letterkenny, Lurgen, Metal, Montgomery, Peters, Quincy, Southampton, Saint Thomas, Warren, and Washington. Major highways located within the […] -
Hype for the Future 243S: Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Bradford County, Pennsylvania, is a relatively rural county located in Northeast Pennsylvania along Interstate 86 (New York Route 17) (Southern Tier Expressway) (NYSDOT) and Routes 6, 220, 14, 154, 187, 328, 367, 414, 467, 514, and 549. Notable communities include the Boroughs of Alba, Athens, Burlington, Canton, LeRaysville, Monroe, New Albany, Rome, Sayre, South Waverly, Sylvania, Towanda (county seat), Troy, and Wyalusing and the Townships of Albany, Armenia, Asylum, Athens, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243s-bradford-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243Q: Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Overview Columbia County is a notable county in Central Pennsylvania home to the Town of Bloomsburg; the Boroughs of Ashland (mostly Schuylkill County), Benton, Berwick, Briar Creek, Catawissa, Centralia (mine fire), Millville, Orangeville, and Stillwater; and the Townships of Beaver, Benton, Briar Creek, Catawissa, Cleveland, Conyngham, Fishing Creek, Franklin, Greenwood, Hemlock, Jackson, Locust, Madison, Main, Mifflin, Montour, Mount Pleasant, North Centre, South Centre, Orange, Pine, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243q-columbia-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243P: Montour County, Pennsylvania
Overview Montour County is a notable county in the central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Danville (county seat) and Washingtonville and the Townships of Anthony, Cooper, Derry, Liberty, Limestone, Mahoning, Mayberry, Valley, and West Hemlock. Major highways in the county include Interstate 80 and Routes 11, 44, 45, 54, 254, and 642. The county is associated with the legacy of Christopher Sholes as well as the Doctor’s Inn Bed and Breakfast.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243p-montour-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243O: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Overview Northumberland County is a notable county in Central Pennsylvania home to the Cities of Shamokin and Sunbury (county seat); the Boroughs of Herndon, Kulpmont, Marion Heights, McEwensville, Milton, Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Riverside, Snydertown, Turbotville, and Watsontown; and the Townships of Coal, Delaware, East Cameron, East Chillisquaque, West Cameron, West Chillisquaque, Jackson, Jordan, Lewis, Little Mahanoy, Lower Augusta, Lower Mahanoy, Upper Augusta, Upper Mahanoy, […] -
Hype for the Future 243N: Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Overview Snyder County is a county located in the Central Pennsylvania region along the Susquehanna home to the Boroughs of Beavertown, Freeburg, McClure, Middleburg (county seat), Selinsgrove, and Shamokin Dam along with the Townships of Adams, Beaver, Center, Chapman, Franklin, Jackson, Middlecreek, Monroe, Penn, Perry, Spring, Union, Washington, West Beaver, and West Perry. Susquehanna University is located within the Borough of Selinsgrove in the county, which is overall accessible […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243n-snyder-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243M: Union County, Pennsylvania
Overview Union County is a smaller county in the Susquehanna Valley in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Hartleton, Lewisburg (county seat), Mifflinburg, and New Berlin and the Townships of Buffalo, East Buffalo, Gregg, Hartley, Kelly, Lewis, Limestone, Union, West Buffalo, and White Deer. Major highways include Interstate 80 and Routes 15, 44, 45, 104, 192, 235, and 304. Notable community features include the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum and the Historic Hassenplug […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243m-union-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243L: Perry County, Pennsylvania
Introduction Perry County is a notable county in the east-central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania home to the Boroughs of Blain, Duncannon, Landisburg, Liverpool, Marysville, Millerstown, New Bloomfield (county seat), New Buffalo, and Newport and the Townships of Buffalo, Carroll, Centre, Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Juniata, Liverpool, Miller, Northeast Madison, Southwest Madison, Oliver, Penn, Rye, Saville, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora, Tyrone, Watts, and Wheatfield. Major highways […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243l-perry-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243K: Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Overview Juniata County is a notable county located in the east-central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, home to the Boroughs of Mifflin, Mifflintown (county seat), Port Royal, and Thompsontown and the Townships of Beale, Delaware, Fayette, Fermanagh, Greenwood, Lack, Milford, Monroe, Spruce Hill, Susquehanna, Turbett, Tuscarora, and Walker. In the eastern portion of the county are Routes 11, 15, 35, 104, and 235, while within the western portion are Routes 22, 322, 74, 333, and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243k-juniata-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243J: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Overview Mifflin County is a notable county named for Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania, within the Commonwealth and is home to the Boroughs of Burnham, Juniata Terrace, Kistler, Lewistown (county seat), McVeytown, and Newton Hamilton as well as the Townships of Armagh, Bratton, Brown, Decatur, Derry, Granville, Menno, Oliver, Union, and Wayne. Major highways include Routes 22, 322, 522, 103, 305, 333, and 655. Notable features associated with the county include the Kountry […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243j-mifflin-county-pennsylvania/
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Hype for the Future 243I: Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Overview Fulton County is a rural county along the southern edge of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania associated with the Boroughs of McConnellsburg (county seat) and Valley-Hi and the Townships of Ayr, Belfast, Bethel, Brush Creek, Dublin, Licking Creek, Taylor, Thompson, Todd, Union, and Wells. Needmore is a census-designated place in the southern portion of the county, while the county overall is located along Interstates 70 and 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) and Routes 30, 522, 16, 26, 475, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243i-fulton-county-pennsylvania/