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The area generally served as a gateway between Philadelphia and the nearby farmlands. During the American Revolutionary War era (late 18th century), the area was one of many summer vacation spots due to its higher elevation, 400–500 feet (120 to 150 m) above sea level, and cooler temperatures than the historic Center City. Chestnut Hill is ...
Area code Additional overlay codes Parent of area code splits Location 215 [a] [b] 267, 445: Philadelphia and its immediately surrounding areas in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania 223: 717 [b] 267: 215 [b], 445: 272: 570 [b] 412 [a] [b] 878: Pittsburgh and its immediately surrounding areas in Allegheny County: 445: 215 [b], 267: 484: 610 [b ...
The demographics of Lower North Philadelphia shows that the area has a population density of 14,736 people per mile with an average household size of 3 and 30% of households had children. There is an 18% annual residential turnover rate with 42% of residents staying for more than 5 years, with an average of 5 years of residency. [2]
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.
The Philadelphia Badlands is a section of North Philadelphia and Lower Northeast Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is known for an abundance of open-air recreational drug markets and drug-related violence. [1] It has amorphous and somewhat disputed boundaries, but is generally agreed to include the 25th police district. [2]
Folsom is located in northern Ridley Township at (39.891978, -75.326231 It is bordered to the northwest by the borough of Swarthmore, to the north by Springfield Township and the borough of Rutledge, to the east by Pennsylvania Route 420, to the southeast by the borough of Prospect Park, to the south by the borough of Ridley Park, and to the southwest by Woodlyn in Ridley Township.
Housing in Allegheny West is very affordable. In 2005, the 19132 zip code, which contains sections of Allegheny West and North Central, had a median home sale price of $26,450. This was the lowest median price of any zip code in Philadelphia. Housing appreciated by 9% between 2004 and 2005.
Hartranft is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of North Philadelphia. Bounded by 6th Street to the east, Broad Street to the west, Allegheny ...