Delaware Valley

The Delaware Valley is the valley through which the Delaware River flows. This is commonly used to refer to Greater Philadelphia or Philadelphia metropolitan area ("the [Lower] Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area"). It is made up of counties located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Delaware Valley Greater Philadelphia Southeastern Pennsylvania Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Metropolitan area
Philadelphia
Map of the Lower Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area. In addition to the shaded area, other parts of South Jersey are often considered to be part of the Delaware Valley.
Country	United States
State	- Pennsylvania  - New Jersey  - Delaware  - Maryland
Principal city	Philadelphia
Other cities	Camden Wilmington Reading Atlantic City Vineland Conshohocken Dover Chester Upper Darby
Area
• Urban	1,898.2 sq mi (4,916.3 km2)
• Metro	5,118 sq mi (13,256 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Density	3,000.8/sq mi (1,158.6/km2)
• Urban [1]	5,696,125 (7th)
• MSA	6,245,051 (7th)
• CSA	7,379,700 (8th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EST)

As of the 2020 Census, the MSA has a population of over 6 million, while the CSA has a population of over 7 million.