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Delaware Valley Fast Facts

Introduction

The Delaware Valley is a region that borders both sides of The Delaware River as it flows between Pennsylvania and New Jersey and then on between Delaware and New Jersey into to the Delaware Bay (and eventually out to the Atlantic Ocean).    It includes counties from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and even the upper right corner of Maryland (Cecil County).  It is primarily seen as a Tri-State (PA-NJ-DE) region including Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware, encompassing the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. 
 
While the region has the Delaware River as its anchor, the term "Delaware Valley" is loosely used to identify as few as nine counties in PA and NJ immediately around the City of Philadelphia or expanded to contain many of the counties surrounding the nine, including New Castle and Kent counties in Delaware and Cecil County in Maryland.  

The greater Delaware Valley area is a center for local and nationally known shopping outlets and great bargains. 

The Delaware Valley is home to the hoagie, cheese steak, soft pretzels, water ice and Tastykakes.  It offers some of the best pizza served in the nation.  (My personal favorite is white pizza with broccoli).   Whether you preference is ethnic foods, traditional American, organic or special dietary, you have convenient availability to competitively priced general, discount, health and specialty food stores.
 
The majority of the land mass is located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Pennsylvania has the largest percentage of the population, followed by New Jersey, then Delaware and lastly Maryland.  The largest cities within this region are:  Philadelphia, PA; Camden, NJ; Reading, PA; Trenton, NJ; and Wilmington, DE.
 
Philadelphia is the center of focus for TV, news, sports, entertainment and its International Airport.   The Delaware Valley sits mid-way between the New York City and Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas, which can be reached from anywhere in the region by car or train in less than a few hours.
 
The Delaware Valley, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States, has a rich heritage and culture, great entertainment and places to see, a thriving population, wonderful communities to live and raise a family, excellent schools and is the headquarters for many national and international companies. 

(Sources: DVRPC and Wikipedia, including map)

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