North Philadelphia, nicknamed North Philly, is a section of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, in the
United States. It is immediately north of
Center City. Though the full extent of the region is somewhat vague, "North Philadelphia" is regarded as everything north of either Vine Street or Spring Garden Street, between
Northwest Philadelphia and
Northeast Philadelphia. It is bordered to the north by
Cheltenham Township along
Cheltenham Avenue, Spring Garden Street to the south, 35th Street to the west, and Adams Avenue to the east. The
Philadelphia Police Department patrols five districts located within North Philadelphia: the 22nd, 25th, 26th, 35th, and 39th districts. There are six zip codes for North Philadelphia: 19132, 19133, 19121, 19122, 19130 and 19123.