North Philadelphia East is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...

that is located in the eastern central part of

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

section of

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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, United States.

History and notable features

North Philadelphia East is a section of

that is situated on the eastern side of North Broad St, which is bordered by Vine St in the south, West Erie Avenue in the north and North Front Street in the east. North Philadelphia/East is bordered by the neighborhoods of

Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...

, Center City, North Philadelphia/West and Hunting Park.

North Central, Philadelphia North Central is an 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 primari ...

is west of North Philadelphia East. Poplar is bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east. The Ludlow neighborhood is bordered by

Girard Avenue Girard Avenue is a major commercial and residential street in Philadelphia. For most of its length it runs east–west, but at Frankford Avenue it makes a 135-degree turn north. Parts of the road are signed as U.S. Route 13 and U.S. Route 30. ...

to the south and Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the north between 5th Street and 9th Street. Yorktown is located north of Poplar and west of

Ludlow Ludlow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the conf ...

. The James R. Ludlow School and

William H. Harrison School The William Henry Harrison School building, now known as St. Malachy Catholic School, is an historic American structure that is located at 1012 West Thompson Street in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to th ...

were listed on the

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in 1988. In 2013, the neighborhood with the 19133 zip code located in North Philadelphia East has "among the city's highest rates of people living with HIV and AIDS." Of the people living with HIV and AIDS in the region, 52.93% are Hispanic, 39.83% are black and 7.24% are white. In 2011, the poverty rate in the region was 56.4%, almost double the average in Philadelphia that year.

Demographics

North Philadelphia/East is home to a majority of Philadelphia's Latino community. The community is "rich in arts and culture". In March 2018, the section had a 24.05% unemployment rate with 48.97% living in poverty.

References

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