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1682:Moyamensing
1538:River Wards
1488:Modena Park
1442:Wissinoming
1308:Beggarstown
1292:Wissahickon
1208:Feltonville
1137:Upper North
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890:Cobbs Creek
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1677:Kensington
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1556:Harrowgate
1546:Bridesburg
1518:Torresdale
1427:Rhawnhurst
1397:Holmesburg
1333:Mount Airy
1323:Germantown
1313:Cedarbrook
1287:Roxborough
1272:East Falls
1180:Swampoodle
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985:Wynnefield
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905:Haddington
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195:75°08′20″W
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1654:Whitehall
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1382:Fox Chase
1352:Northeast
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1218:Koreatown
1213:Fern Rock
1102:Sharswood
1057:Hartranft
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1760:Moreland
1740:Delaware
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1551:Fishtown
1513:Somerton
1503:Parkwood
1498:Normandy
1407:Lawndale
1367:Burholme
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1160:Glenwood
1150:Badlands
1127:Yorktown
1062:Ivy Hill
1022:Belfield
1017:Badlands
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1328:Morton
1228:Ogontz
1097:Poplar
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