Northwest Philadelphia

Northwest Philadelphia
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Manayunk skyline in the Roxborough-Manayunk district in Northwest Philadelphia
Map of Philadelphia County with Northwest highlighted neighborhood. Click for larger image.
Country	United States of America
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia
City	Philadelphia
Population  (2010)
• Total	~170,000~
ZIP codes	19118, 19119, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19138, 19144, 19150

Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia. The official boundary is Stenton Avenue to the north, the Schuylkill River to the southwest, Northwestern Avenue to the northwest, Roosevelt Boulevard to the south, and Wister Street and Stenton Avenue to the east. Conventionally, the area east of Wissahickon Creek, which comprises Germantown, Mount Airy, Chestnut Hill, and Cedarbrook, is termed the 'Upper Northwest', and the area west of the creek, which comprises Roxborough, Wissahickon, East Falls, and Manayunk, is termed the 'Lower Northwest'. The area of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River is known as West Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Police Department patrols two districts located within Northwest Philadelphia. The two patrol districts serving Northwest Philadelphia are the 5th and 14th districts.^[1]