Roseto (locally /ˌroʊzɛtə/) is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Neighboring communities were settled primarily by those of German, English, and Welsh descent.
The first Italian immigrants from Roseto Valfortore, Italy arrived in 1882 to work in the local slate quarries.
[5] Roseto and its inhabitants were the scene of a study by folklorist Carla Bianco in the early 1970s.
[6] Bianco calculated that "95 percent of its present 1,600 inhabitants are still descendants of Roseto Valfortore".
[9] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), 0% of it being water.
PA 191 follows Roseto Avenue and First Street along a north-south alignment through the eastern part of the borough.
PA 512 follows Blue Valley Drive along an east-west alignment along the southwestern edge of the borough.