West Philadelphia

West Philly is a mostly residential section of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River, which represented the western boundary of William Penn's original plan for the colonial city.
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  • Suburb with about 216,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
  • …is also known as “West Philly”
  • Description: neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Places of Interest

Discover Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital and Malcolm X Park.
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Hospital
The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, also known…
Park
is an urban park in West Philadelphia named in honor of Malcolm X.
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Church

Neighborhoods in the Area

Discover Cobbs Creek and Haddington.
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is a located in the…
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West Philadelphia

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Latitude
39.96° or 39° 57′ 36″ north
Longitude
-75.22489° or 75° 13′ 30″ west
Open location code
87F6XQ6G+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12745364746
Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
Geo­Names ID
12217924
Wiki­data ID
Q767950

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“West Philadelphia” goes by many names.
فيلادلفيا الغربيةArabic
Արևմտյան ՖիլադելֆիաArmenian
West PhiladelphiaCatalan
西費城Chinese
西费城Chinese
West PhiladelphiaDutch
West PhiladelphiaFrench
פילדלפיה/מערב העירHebrew
Filadelfia OvestItalian
West PhiladelphiaItalian
ウェスト・フィラデルフィアJapanese
웨스트 필라델피아Korean
Западная ФиладельфияRussian
West PhiladelphiaSlovenian
Zahodna FiladelfijaSlovenian
Zahodna PhiladelphiaSlovenian
وزت فیلئیدلفیاSouth Azerbaijani
Oeste de FiladelfiaSpanish
West PhiladelphiaTurkish
Західна ФіладельфіяUkrainian
ویسٹ فلاڈیلفیاUrdu
Tây PhiladelphiaVietnamese

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “West Philadelphia”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Garden Court and Mill Creek.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

Philadelphia: Highlights

Learn more about Old City and Center City West.
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