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North Philadelphia

North Philadelphia is a large area north of 's Center City that includes many neighborhoods such as Northern Liberties, Kensington, Fishtown, Fairmount, the Spring Gardens, Templetown, Nicetown, and Tioga.
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  • Type: Suburb with 241,000 residents
  • Description: northern section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States
  • Also known as: “North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”, “North Philadelphia, Philadelphia”, and “North Philly”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include North Philadelphia and Philadelphia Doll Museum.

Railway station
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station is an intercity rail and regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located on North Broad Street in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Museum
The is located in at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture.

University
The is located on the Health Science Campus of Temple University in , . It is one of seven schools of medicine in that confers the Doctor of Medicine degree.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartranft and West Kensington.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of , . is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of North Philadelphia.

Neighborhood
is a in the North Philadelphia section of , , United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between and Kensington.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of , , United States. In 2024, the 19140 ZIP code, which roughly consists of and , has a median home sale price of $113,900.

North Philadelphia

Latitude
39.99682° or 39° 59′ 49″ north
Longitude
-75.15392° or 75° 9′ 14″ west
Population
241,000
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
87F6XRWW+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12752353869
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12218102
Wiki­data ID
Q7056321
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“North Philadelphia” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimali Filadelfiya”
  • Chinese: “北費”
  • Chinese: “北費城”
  • Chinese: “北费城”
  • Dutch: “North Philadelphia”
  • French: “North Philadelphia”
  • German: “North Philadelphia”
  • Hebrew: “פילדלפיה/צפון העיר”
  • Hungarian: “North Philadelphia”
  • Italian: “Filadelfia nord”
  • Japanese: “ノース・フィラデルフィア”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Philadelphia”
  • Persian: “شمال فیلادلفیا”
  • Persian: “فیلادلفیا شمالی”
  • Spanish: “Norte de Filadelfia”
  • Swedish: “North Philadelphia”

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