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Near Northeast Philadelphia, is a section of the city of Philadelphia. When combined with the Far Northeast, to be " Northeast Philadelphia ", the 2000 Census shows that the combined area has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people [ 19 ] — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined.
Of the 21,361 total housing units located in the 19131 zip code per 2019 Census data, 8,544 or 48.8% are owner-occupied units. [9] The neighborhood offers a variety of housing types: two-story brick town homes and row duplexes, garden apartments, and mid-rise and high-rise apartment homes.
Over the last two decades investors have bought up the homes to accommodate Section 8 housing. Changing the neighborhood to a majority rental population. Mayfair uses the ZIP codes 19136, 19149 and 19152. The result is many of the people who grew up in the neighborhood can not afford to live there.
Roughly bordered by Cottman Avenue to the south, Pennway Street to the west, the Pennypack Creek to the north, and Roosevelt Boulevard to the east, Rhawnhurst encompasses ZIP codes 19152 and part of ZIP code 19111. The geographic center of Rhawnhurst is at the intersection of Castor Avenue and Rhawn Street.
The United States Post Office operates the Kensington Post Office at 1602 Frankford Ave. [51] The U.S. Postal Service designates Kensington as ZIP codes 19125 (Kensington Station). The U.S. Postal service considers 19134 (Richmond Station) as the area known as Port Richmond.
The United States Postal Service operates the Somerton Postal Store at 669 Hendrix Street; [1] however, all mail for the 19116 ZIP code is delivered by the Bustleton Post Office, located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Bustleton.
Olney is located in the 19120 postal zip code, which it shares with Feltonville and Lawncrest. Its geographical coordinates are 40.034254 degrees North and 75.121256 degrees West. In 2005, the median home sale price in the 19120 zip code was $79,950. This was an increase of 20% over the median price for 2004.
As of Census 2010, Zip Code 19133 which encompasses most of Fairhill and portions of neighboring Glenwood and Hartranft, is the poorest zip code in Philadelphia, having a poverty rate of 61% and a median household income of $14,185. [16] [22]