300px|thumb|Counties comprising the Northern Tier Region of Pennsylvania

The Northern Tier is a geographic region consisting of five rural counties in north-central Pennsylvania.

Geography

The region is bordered to the north by the Southern Tier of New York state. Together, these regions are known as the Twin Tiers.

The counties and important towns in the Northern Tier are:

  • Bradford
  • Athens
  • Sayre
  • Towanda
  • Sullivan
  • Dushore
  • Laporte
  • Susquehanna
  • Forest City
  • Montrose
  • New Milford
  • Tioga
  • Mansfield
  • Wellsboro
  • Wyoming
  • Tunkhannock

The region is bounded to the north by the Southern Tier of New York, to the west by Northern Pennsylvania, and to the east by Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Population

The five Northern Tier counties are home to roughly 180,000 people distributed among many small towns and the countryside.

The largest town is Sayre which is located on the left-east bank of the North Branch Susquehanna River and is on Interstate 86 where it dips just south of the New York state line.

Transportation

U.S. Route 220, U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 6 cross the region.

See also

  • Twin Tiers
  • Southern Tier
  • Erie Triangle
  • New York-Pennsylvania border

Sources

  • Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission