Fishtown

Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of , , United States. Located northeast of , its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the , Front Street, and York Street.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 101,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Fishtown, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church of Kensington and Penn Treaty School.

Church
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School
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The is an American public school that is located in the Fishtown area of , , United States. A part of the School District of Philadelphia, it serves students in grades six through twelve and was formerly known as the Penn Treaty Junior High School and Penn Treaty Middle School.

Church
The Church of Saint Michael is an active parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia located at Second and Jefferson Streets in , in the section of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olde Kensington and Northern Liberties.

Neighborhood
, also known as South Kensington, is a located in section of Philadelphia, , United States. South Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of Norris Square, east of , and west of Fishtown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is north of along the . Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.

Neighborhood
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of section of , , United States.

Fishtown

Latitude
39.97326° or 39° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
-75.13041° or 75° 7′ 50″ west
Population
101,000
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87F6XVF9+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2700156557
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4557983
Wiki­data ID
Q5455145
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Satellite Map

Discover Fishtown from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Fishtown” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fishtown”
  • French: “Fishtown”
  • Persian: “فیش‌تاون (فیلادلفیا)”
  • Persian: “فیش‌تاون”
  • Russian: “Фиштаун”
  • Turkish: “Fishtown”
  • Urdu: “فش ٹاؤن، فلاڈیلفیا”

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