Philadelphia Rentals

Philadelphia Rentals

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Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly. It is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth most populous city in the United States. It is the fifth largest metropolitan area by population in the United States.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 142.6 square miles, of which 135.1 square miles is land and 7.6 square miles, or 5.29%, is water. Bodies of water include the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and Cobbs, Wissahickon, and Pennypack Creeks.

Philadelphia falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Snowfall is variable, with some winters bringing moderate snow and others bringing some significant snowstorms.

Philadelphia contains many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other historic sites include homes for Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Ross, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site.

Two airports serve Philadelphia: the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), straddling the southern boundary of the city, and the Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), a general aviation reliever airport in Northeast Philadelphia.

Center City

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 is entirely within this area.

South Philadelphia

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.
East Passyunk Crossing - Breadth: North to Tasker Street, 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.
Packer Park
Passyunk Square - Washington Ave to Tasker, 6th to Broad
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

Southwest Philadelphia

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

West Philadelphia

Belmont
Carroll Park
Cathedral Park
Cobbs Creek - Breadth: East to 52nd Street, west to Cobbs Creek, north to Market Street, south to Baltimore Avenue
Dunlap
Haddington
Haverford North
Mantua
Mill Creek
Overbrook
Overbrook Park
Overbrook Farms
Parkside
Saunders Park
Wynnefield - Breadth: East to 53rd Street and Fairmount Park, West to 59th Street, North to City Avenue, south to Fairmount Park
Wynnefield Heights

The lowest point is sea level, while the highest point is in Chestnut Hill, at approximately 445 feet above sea level (near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike).

Philadelphia is located on the Fall Line separating the Atlantic Coastal Plain from the Piedmont. The rapids on the Schuylkill River at East Falls disappeared after the completion of the Fairmount Dam.

The city is the seat of its own county. The adjacent counties are Montgomery to the north; Bucks to the northeast; Burlington County, New Jersey to the east; Camden County, New Jersey to the southeast; Gloucester County, New Jersey to the south; and Delaware County to the west.

During the 18th century, it eclipsed New York City in political and social importance, with Benjamin Franklin taking a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. It was in this city that some of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American independence, making Philadelphia a centerpiece of early American history. It was the most populous city of the young United States and served as the the nation's first capital in 1774.

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