Belmont Village is a middle class

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located in the

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section of

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. The zip code is 19131. Known as Blockley in the early 1900s, when developers first built homes in the area, the region now comprises Overbrook, Wynnfield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights. In Belmont Village, the homes are stone-faced on Lenape Road and on nearby Conshohocken Avenue, the homes have an opulent Spanish Revival-style. In the early 20th-century, John McClatchy shaped the look of many Philadelphia neighbors, including Belmont Village. McClatchy advertised the development at the time as located in Bala, and it is close to Bala station on the Cynwyd Regional Rail line, but it’s actually in the city’s Belmont Village section.

Boundaries

Belmont Village encompasses the area from

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to the north,

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to the south, the Bala Golf Club to the west, and Belmont Avenue to the east. Belmont Village is separated from its closest neighbor to the west,

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, by the grounds of the Bala Golf Club and

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’s

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(formerly the R6). Belmont Village is separated from its closest neighbor to the east, Wynnefield Heights, by the Belmont Water Treatment Facility. Belmont Village borders Fairmount Park to its south. Its northern border is

. Along with

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and Manayunk, Belmont Village is part of

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and

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. The civic association for the neighborhood is the Belmont Village Community Association.

Demographics

According the U.S. Census from the 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the total population of 19131, which include Overbrook, Wynnfield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights, was 44,723 where 44.5% is male and 55.5% is female. Per the 2019 U.S. Census data, the community is 82.2%

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, 13.4%

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, 4.1% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 3.6% Hispanic/Latino. The mean household income in the past 12 months (in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) was $49,724. Of the 21,361 total housing units located in the 19131 zip code per 2019 Census data, 8,544 or 48.8% are owner-occupied units.

Transportation

Belmont Village is accessible to Center City via West River Drive and SEPTA’s Cynwyd Line. The Bala Station sits directly across the street from the northern end of Belmont Village. The neighborhood is also accessible to several major roadways such as Route 1,

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, and

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Education

Belmont Village is served by the

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. Students in the neighborhood attend William B. Mann Elementary School. In May 2010, after years of failing to meet state standards, the School District turned operation of Mann over to Mastery Charter Schools.
Retrieved on 08-29-2010. Mann will continue to be run as a neighborhood school and is one of Mastery's first elementary schools. The area high school is Overbrook High School (Philadelphia), Overbrook High School. Belmont Village is close to a number of private elementary and secondary schools, including

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on City Avenue. Two colleges also flank Belmont Village, the

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(PCOM) to the east and

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to the west.

Local points of interest

Along Belmont Village's northern border is the City Avenue Business District, home to several stores and restaurants. The Bala-Cynwyd Shopping Center is located across City Avenue from Belmont Village and contains a department store, a large grocery store, shops, and restaurants. Along Belmont Village's southern border is Fairmount Park, which contains points of interest such as the Carousel House and the

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. Nearby East Parkside is home of the

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and

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. Every July, the

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draws over 100,000 people to an adjacent area of Fairmount Park, celebrating African-American college fraternities and sororities.Belmont Village Community Association
, "About Us".

Gallery

Image:StoneTwinLenape.jpg, Stone Twin on Lenape Rd Image:StoneRowLenape.jpg, Stone Row on Lenape Rd Image:46thStreetTrees.jpg, 46th Street in full bloom Image:SpanishStyleHomesBelmontVillage.jpg, Spanish-inspired homes on Conshohocken Ave Image:StuccoTwin46thSt.jpg, Stucco Twin on 46th St

References

External links

Belmont Village Community Association City Avenue Business District
{{West Philadelphia Neighborhoods in Philadelphia West Philadelphia