West Kensington
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington.- Neighborhood with about 11,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “West Kensington, Philadelphia”
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Places of Interest
Discover Norris Square Presbyterian Church and York–Dauphin station.
York–Dauphin station
York–Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit station, serving L trains of SEPTA Metro.
Temple University station
Temple University station is an above-ground SEPTA…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and Hartranft.
Kensington
Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia.
West Kensington
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Latitude
39.9865° or 39° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-75.13907° or 75° 8′ 21″ west
Open location code
87F6XVP6+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“West Kensington” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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