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Upper Holmesburg
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Country  United States
State Pennsylvania
County Philadelphia County
City Philadelphia
Area code(s) Area code 215

Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road. St. Dominic Roman Catholic parish is located in this section on the 8500 block of Frankford Avenue.

Coordinates: 40°02′48″N 75°00′35″W / 40.046778°N 75.009615°W / 40.046778; -75.009615

Municipalities and communities of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Sections and
Neighborhoods
West
Lower North
Upper North
Olney-Oak Lane
Upper Northwest
Near Northeast
Far Northeast
River Wards
Former
Municipalities
Boroughs
Townships
  • Blockley
  • Bristol
  • Byberry
  • Delaware
  • Germantown
  • Kingsessing
  • Lower Dublin
  • Moreland
  • Northern Liberties
  • Oxford
  • Passyunk
  • Penn
  • Roxborough
Footnotes
As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat.
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