Pittsburgh Region

The Pittsburgh Region is the most southwestern part of Pennsylvania. It is an area rich with history and scenery, home to the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh, old industrial towns, and some of the highest elevations in the state.

Regions
 Allegheny County
the city of Pittsburgh and its immediate suburbs
 Laurel Highlands
Bedford, Cambria, Somerset, Fayette, and Westmoreland Counties
 North Pittsburgh Region
Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, and Lawrence Counties
 South Pittsburgh Region
Washington and Greene Counties

Cities

Understand

Pittsburgh and its surrounding area has a distinct regional identity and has historically been regarded as a transitional region within the Northeastern United States. The region's counties also fall within the borders of Appalachia as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The City of Pittsburgh has been characterized as the "northern urban industrial anchor of Appalachia" which makes it an anomaly compared to much of Appalachia which has traditionally been characterized as southern, rural, and economically distressed.

Get in

By plane

By train

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