North Philadelphia/West is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

that is located in the western central part of the

North Philadelphia North Philadelphia, nicknamed North Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is immediately north of Center City. Though the full extent of the region is somewhat vague, "North Philadelphia" is regarded as everything north of either ...

section of

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, United States, east of the

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History and notable features

North Philadelphia/West is the section of North Philadelphia that is located west of North Broad St. It is bordered by Poplar Street and West Girard Avenue in the south, West Lehigh Avenue in the north and Ridge Avenue in the west. North Philadelphia/West is bordered by the neighborhoods of North Philadelphia/East, Fairmount, Parkland and Allegheny West. The Stanton neighborhood is bounded by York Street to the north, 16th Street to the east, Sedgley Avenue to the west, and Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south.

North Central, Philadelphia North Central Is a area in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily ...

is located to the east of North Philadelphia West. A district office plan was proposed as a future major development. The neighborhood's zip codes are 19121, 19129, 19130 and 19132.

Demographics

In March 2018, the section had a 20.95% unemployment rate with 45.96% living in poverty.

References

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