Upper Roxborough

Upper Roxborough is a neighborhood in , , and has about 10,700 residents. Upper Roxborough is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • 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 Andorra Branch Library and Shawmont station.

Library
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Shawmont is a former train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Nixon Street in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia.

Waterworks
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a national historic district located in Philadelphia and Whitemarsh Township, . It encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 23 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures in Upper Roxborough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andorra and Miquon.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , which is a section of the city of , , United States. is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same ZIP Code, 19128.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community in , United States. Located partly in and partly in , it lies between the section of Philadelphia and the section of Whitemarsh Township.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dasprevailz, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the section of Lower in the state of . Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of and and also on the banks of the , contains the first canal begun in the United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Upper Roxborough.

Upper Roxborough

Latitude
40.05805° or 40° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
-75.24101° or 75° 14′ 28″ west
Population
10,700
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
87G63Q55+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158630310
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5216892
Wiki­data ID
Q122568284
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Satellite Map

Discover Upper Roxborough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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