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The following is a list of neighborhoods, districts, and other places located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The list is organized by broad geographical section within the city. While there is no official list of neighborhoods, districts, and places, this list was compiled from the sources listed in the External links section, as well as from information compiled from residents of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia's neighborhoods have no "official" borders, such that some of the places listed below may overlap geographically, and residents are not always in agreement with where one neighborhood ends and another begins.

Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by Catholic parishes. Others were originally villages before being incorporated as part of the city. Still more complicated is the fact that in some parts of Philadelphia, especially the central areas of North, West, and South Philadelphia, residents have long been more likely to identify with the name of their section of the city than with any specific neighborhood name. Today, community development corporations, neighborhood watches, and other civic organizations are an influential force in shaping the use of neighborhood names and approximate boundaries.

Contents 1 West Philadelphia 2 South Philadelphia 3 Center City 4 North Philadelphia 4.1 Lower North 4.2 Upper North 4.3 Olney - Oak Lane 5 Northwest Philadelphia 5.1 Germantown/Chestnut Hill 5.2 Roxborough/Manayunk 6 The Northeast 6.1 The Far Northeast 6.2 The Near Northeast 6.3 Greater Kensington 7 Southwest Philadelphia 8 References 9 External links

• Belmont
• Carroll Park
• Cathedral Park
• Cedar Park - Breadth: East to 46th Street, west to 52nd Street, north to Larchwood Avenue, south to Kingsessing Avenue
• Cobbs Creek - Breadth: East to 52nd Street, west to Cobbs Creek, north to Market Street, south to Baltimore Avenue
• Dunlap
• Garden Court
• Haddington
• Haverford North
• Mantua
• Mill Creek
• Overbrook
• Overbrook Park
• Overbrook Farms
• Parkside
• Powelton Village - Breadth: East to 32nd Street, west to 44th Street, north to Spring Garden Street, south to Market Street
• Saunders Park
• Spruce Hill
• Squirrel Hill - neighborhood of Queen Annes along Chester Avenue
• University City - Breadth: East to the Schuylkill River and Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway), North to Market St., South to the Schuylkill River and Baltimore Ave., West to 45th or 50th Street. Generally speaking, University city is the neighborhood surrounding the University of Pennsylvania and inclusive of parts or all of the Cedar Park, Garden Court, Powelton Village, Spruce Hill, Walnut Hill, and Woodland Terrace neighborhoods in addition to the area formerly known as Black Bottom.
• Walnut Hill - Breadth: North to Market Street, South to Larchwood Ave., West to 52nd St., East to 46th Street.
• Woodland Terrace
• Wynnefield - Breadth: East to 53rd Street and Fairmount Park, West to 59th Street, North to City Avenue, south to Fairmount Park
• Wynnefield Heights

• Bella Vista - Breadth: North to South Street, South to Washington Avenue, West to 11th Street, East to 6th Street
• Devil's Pocket - Irish neighborhood west of Gray's Ferry Avenue
• Dickinson Narrows - Diverse neighborhood. Washington to Miflin, 4th to 6th. [ http://www.dickinsonnarrows.org/] [1]
• East Passyunk Crossing - Breadth: North to Tasker Ave, South to Snyder Avenue, West to Broad Street, East to 9th Street
• Girard Estate
• Greenwich
• Grays Ferry - Breadth: North to Gray's Ferry Ave., South to Passyunk Ave., West to the Schuykill River, East to 24th St.
• Hawthorne - South to Washington, Broad to 11th.
• Italian Market - Breadth: along 9th Street from Fitzwater Street in the north to Wharton Street in the south
• Marconi Plaza
• Newbold - Washington to Passyunk, and Broad to 18th.[2]
• Packer Park
• Passyunk Square - Washington Ave to Tasker, 6th to Broad[3]
• Pennsport - locally referred to as "Two Street", Penn's Port is a predominantly Irish-American Catholic neighborhood.
• Point Breeze
• Queen Village - Breadth: North to South Street, South to Washington Avenue, East to the Delaware River, West to 6th Street
• Schuylkill
• Southwark - Breadth:The limits of the district started on Cedar (South) Street and the River Delaware, and proceeded west to Passyunk Road; along the latter to Moyamensing Road; then by Keeler’s Lane to Greenwich Road; then to the Delaware River, and along the several courses of the same until reaching the beginning point again.
• Southwest Center City / Graduate Hospital - Breadth: North to South St. (Rittenhouse/Fitler), South to Washington Ave., East to Broad St. (Hawthorne), West to 24th St. (Gray's Ferry)
• Tasker
• Wharton
• Whitman
• Wilson Park
• West Passyunk

• Avenue of the Arts
• Callowhill
• Chinatown
• Elfreth's Alley
• Fitler Square - Breadth: North to Locust Street, South to South Street, East to 21st Street, West to the Schuylkill River.
• Franklintown
• Logan Square
• Market East
• Old City
• Penn Center
• Penn's Landing - encompassed by the Delaware Riverfront.
• Rittenhouse Square
• Society Hill - Breadth: North to Walnut St., South to Lombard St, East to Columbus Blvd., West to 7th St.
• South Street - Breadth: along South Street from Front Street in the east to Seventh Street in the west.
• Washington Square West - Breadth : North to Market St., South to South St., East to 7th St, West to Broad St. The name derives simply from the fact that this area extends west of Washington Square. The Gayborhood^[1] is entirely within this area.

• Brewerytown
• Cabot
• Fairhill
• Fairmount - Breadth: North to Girard Avenue, South to Vine Street, East to Broad Street, West to Schuylkill River
• Fishtown
• Francisville
• Hartranft
• Ludlow
• North Central
• Northern Liberties - Breadth: North to Girard Avenue, South to Spring Garden Street, East to Delaware River, West to 6th Street
• Olde Kensington
• Poplar
• Sharswood
• Spring Garden
• South Lehigh
• Stanton
• Strawberry Mansion
• Templetown (Temple University Area)
• West Kensington
• Yorktown

• Allegheny West
• Franklinville
• Glenwood
• Hunting Park
• Nicetown-Tioga

• East Oak Lane
• Feltonville
• Fern Rock
• Logan
• Melrose Park
• Ogontz
• Olney
• West Oak Lane

• Chestnut Hill
• Germantown
• Morton
• Mount Airy
• Wister
• West Oak Lane
• Cedarbrook

• Andorra
• East Falls
• Manayunk
• Roxborough
• Upper Roxborough
• Wissahickon

• Academy Gardens
• Ashton-Woodenbridge
• Bustleton
• Byberry
• Crestmont Farms
• Millbrook
• Modena Park
• Morrell Park
• Normandy
• Parkwood
• Pennypack
• Somerton
• Torresdale
• Upper Holmesburg
• Winchester Park
• Krewstown

• Burholme
• Castor Garden
• Crescentville
• Fox Chase
• Frankford
• Holme Circle
• Holmesburg
• Lawncrest
• Lawndale
• Lexington Park
• Mayfair
• Oxford Circle
• Rhawnhurst
• Ryers
• Tacony
• Wissinoming

• Bridesburg
• Fishtown
• Juniata
• Kensington
• Port Richmond
• Richmond

• Angora
• Bartram Village
• Clearview
• Kingsessing
• Eastwick
• Elmwood Park
• Hog Island - historically the home to a major shipyard, now home to the Philadelphia International Airport
• Mount Moriah
• Paschall
• Penrose
• Southwest Schuykill

• Finkel, Kenneth (ed) (1995). Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual, 1995 edition, Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, pp. 156-170. ISBN 0-914076-89-2. 
• Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names—A list adapted and expanded from Finkel 1995:156-170 by the Philadelphia City Archives staff

• Spruce Hill Community Association
• Penn Library-Philadelphia Neighborhoods
• City Planning Commission Neighborhoods
• Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names
• University City District

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