Philadelphia, Missouri

Philadelphia, Missouri
Philadelphia is located in Missouri
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Coordinates: 39°50′19″N 91°44′21″W / 39.83861°N 91.73917°W / 39.83861; -91.73917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMarion
Area
 • Total
0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Population
 • Total
206
 • Density272.13/sq mi (105.00/km2)
ZIP code
63463[4]
Area code573
FIPS code29-57350
GNIS feature ID2806414[2]

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located 12 miles (19 km) west of Palmyra on Missouri Route 168. The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Philadelphia was platted in 1835.[5] The community was named after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6] A post office called Philadelphia has been in operation since 1847.[7]

Philadelphia was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 206.[3]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Philadelphia CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 193.
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.