Upper Roxborough
Upper Roxborough is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania and has about 10,700 residents. Upper Roxborough is situated nearby to the locality Manatawna, as well as near the neighborhood Dearnley Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood with 10,700 residents
- Description: populated place in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Upper Roxborough, PA” and “Upper Roxborough, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shawmont station and Upper Roxborough Historic District.
Shawmont station
Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Shawmont is a former train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Nixon Street in the Roxborough section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia.
Upper Roxborough Historic District
Waterworks
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Upper Roxborough Historic District is a national historic district located in Philadelphia and Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 23 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures in Upper Roxborough.
Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School
School
Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School is a district-run magnet high school in Upper Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andorra and Miquon.
Andorra
Neighborhood
Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same ZIP Code, 19128.
Miquon
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miquon is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located partly in Whitemarsh Township and partly in Springfield Township, it lies between the Roxborough section of Philadelphia and the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township.
Belmont Hills
Neighborhood
Located in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, Belmont Hills is a suburb of Philadelphia. Belmont Hills is a neighborhood within the village of Bala Cynwyd. Belmont Hills is situated 2 miles south of Upper Roxborough.
Upper Roxborough
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.05805° or 40° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
-75.24101° or 75° 14′ 28″ westPopulation
10,700Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)Open location code
87G63Q55+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 158630310OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5216892Wikidata ID
Q122568284
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Pearlman Sports Center and Roxborough Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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