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1643:Morrell Park
1542:Holme Circle
1315:Hunting Park
1257:South Lehigh
1202:Francisville
1050:Garden Court
1020:Carroll Park
982:Mount Moriah
967:Elmwood Park
889:Point Breeze
766:South Street
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1900:Kingsessing
1832:Moyamensing
1688:River Wards
1638:Modena Park
1592:Wissinoming
1458:Beggarstown
1442:Wissahickon
1358:Feltonville
1287:Upper North
1222:N3RD Street
1177:Brewerytown
1159:Lower North
1125:Walnut Hill
1105:Spruce Hill
1040:Cobbs Creek
977:Kingsessing
929:Wilson Park
874:Packer Park
864:Moyamensing
829:Grays Ferry
789:Bella Vista
703:Center City
602:Bella Vista
225:Center City
110: /
1968:Categories
1935:Roxborough
1895:Germantown
1827:Kensington
1789:Germantown
1779:Bridesburg
1711:Kensington
1706:Harrowgate
1696:Bridesburg
1668:Torresdale
1577:Rhawnhurst
1547:Holmesburg
1483:Mount Airy
1473:Germantown
1463:Cedarbrook
1437:Roxborough
1422:East Falls
1330:Swampoodle
1182:Callowhill
1135:Wynnefield
1070:Mill Creek
1055:Haddington
1035:Cedar Park
972:Hog Island
814:Fabric Row
389:References
221:Ed Rendell
172:Area codes
98:75°09′56″W
95:39°56′28″N
1948:Footnotes
1867:Townships
1852:Southwark
1814:Districts
1804:Whitehall
1784:Frankford
1658:Pennypack
1633:Millbrook
1618:Bustleton
1537:Frankford
1532:Fox Chase
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1368:Koreatown
1363:Fern Rock
1252:Sharswood
1207:Hartranft
1197:Fairmount
1075:Overbrook
957:Clearview
939:Southwest
899:Southwark
884:Pennsport
839:Hawthorne
834:Greenwich
721:Chinatown
312:, is the
310:City Hall
201:City Hall
1925:Passyunk
1910:Moreland
1890:Delaware
1875:Blockley
1847:Richmond
1794:Manayunk
1774:Aramingo
1766:Boroughs
1701:Fishtown
1663:Somerton
1653:Parkwood
1648:Normandy
1557:Lawndale
1517:Burholme
1432:Parkland
1427:Manayunk
1310:Glenwood
1300:Badlands
1277:Yorktown
1212:Ivy Hill
1172:Belfield
1167:Badlands
1090:Parkside
987:Paschall
962:Eastwick
819:FDR Park
746:Old City
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1885:Byberry
1880:Bristol
1822:Belmont
1623:Byberry
1567:Mayfair
1552:Juniata
1417:Andorra
1267:Stanton
924:Whitman
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123:Country
1920:Oxford
1748:Cities
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1587:Tacony
1488:Wister
1478:Morton
1378:Ogontz
1247:Poplar
1217:Ludlow
1065:Mantua
1045:Dunlap
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141:State
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