Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
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Coordinates | 39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia |
Historic countries | Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain |
Historic colony | Kingdom of Great BritainProvince of Pennsylvania |
Founded | 1682 |
Incorporated | October 25, 1701 |
Founded by | William Penn |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Demonym(s) | Philadelphian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
ZIP Codes | 19092–19093, 19099, 191xx |
Area codes | 215, 267, 445 |
FIPS code | 42-60000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1215531 |
International airport | Philadelphia International Airport |
Interstates | |
U.S. Routes | |
Commuter rail | SEPTA Regional Rail, NJ Transit |
Rapid transit | Broad Street Line, Market–Frankford Line, PATCO Speedline |
Waterways | Delaware River Schuylkill River |
Website | www.phila.gov |
Government (Type) | Mayor–council, consolidated city-county |
Government (Body) | Philadelphia City Council |
Government (Mayor) | Jim Kenney (D) |
Government (Consolidated city-county) | 142.70 sq mi (369.59 km2) |
Government (Land) | 134.28 sq mi (347.78 km2) |
Government (Water) | 8.42 sq mi (21.81 km2) |
Area (Consolidated city-county) | 142.70 sq mi (369.59 km2) |
Area (Land) | 134.28 sq mi (347.78 km2) |
Area (Water) | 8.42 sq mi (21.81 km2) |
Population (2020) (Consolidated city-county) | 1,603,797 |
Population (2020) (Rank) | 6th in the United States 1st in Pennsylvania |
Population (2020) (Density) | 11,943.68/sq mi (4,611.53/km2) |
Population (2020) (Metro) | 6,245,051 (7th) |
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth most populous city in the U.S., and the second most populous city in the Northeast magalopolis, behind New York City. Since 1854, the city has had the same geographic boundaries as Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh largest and world's 35th largest metropolitan region with 6.096 million residents as of 2020[update]. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,603,797.