Central South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Central South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Central South Philadelphia, commonly known as either just South Philadelphia or "South Philly," is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. It is generally bounded by Broad to 9th Streets (west to east) and Mifflin to Shunk (north to south). The entire neighborhood falls under the 19148 zip code. [ [http://maps.huge.info/zip.htm Zip code boundary maps] ] The neighborhood has a large Italian American population.

Demographics

* Racial break down is roughly the following: White - 74%; Black - 11%; Asian - 11%; Other - 5% [ [http://www.city-data.com/zips/19148.html City Data stats for 19148 zip code] ]
* Women make up 53.4% of the population; men make up 46.6% of the population. [ [http://www.city-data.com/zips/19148.html Ibid] ]

(Please note that these statistics apply to the entire 19148 zip code, not this specific neighborhood; Central South Philadelphia makes up the majority of 19148.)

Community resources

Central South Philadelphia is serviced by several civic organizations. They work together under the broad heading of the Central South Philadelphia Civic Association Alliance. [ [http://www.hecphilly.org/id20.html Central South Philadelphia Civic Association Alliance (CSPCAA) ] ]

The community has a branch of the Philadelphia Free Library, located right next to the Samuel Fels Community center. [ [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=FFB Fumo Family Branch info] ]

Public transportation

The neighborhood is serviced by a plethora of Septa bus lines and is also accessible from three different stops on the Broad Street Subway (Oregon & Snyder Avenues, as well as Tasker-Morris). [ [http://www.septa.org/service/bus_schedules_split.html Septa bus schedules] ]

External links

* [http://www.southphillyreview.com South Philly Review]
* [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=FFB Philadelphia Free Library: Fumo Family Branch]

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