Fishtown
Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northeast of Center City Philadelphia, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Front Street, and York Street.
- Type: Neighborhood with 101,000 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Fishtown, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: First Presbyterian Church of Kensington and Penn Treaty School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olde Kensington and Northern Liberties.
Northern Liberties
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.Fishtown
- Category: locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Northbank and Kensington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wilmer Garden and Hetzell Playground.
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