Lawrence County has joined the Greater Pittsburgh Metro Area

Lawrence County, the birthplace of Donnie Iris, Chuck Tanner and Zambelli Fireworks, is now part of the Pittsburgh metro area thanks to a revised designation from the White House.

The move gives the Pittsburgh metro area a population boost of nearly 85,000 people, increasing its total to 2,434,021, based on U.S. Census figures from July 2022.

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget updated its definitions of metropolitan statistical areas last month. Previously, Lawrence County had been part of the New Castle micropolitan statistical area