Poplar, Philadelphia

Poplar
John F. Street Community Center, 1100 Poplar Street
John F. Street Community Center, 1100 Poplar Street
Poplar is located in Philadelphia
Poplar
Poplar
Coordinates: 39°57′58″N 75°09′13″W / 39.9662°N 75.1536°W / 39.9662; -75.1536
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

Poplar is a neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Callowhill,[citation needed] between Spring Garden/Fairmount and Northern Liberties,[1] bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east.[citation needed] The neighborhood is predominantly residential, with commercial frontage on Broad Street and Girard Avenue and some industrial facilities to the west of the railroad tracks along Percy St. and 9th St.

  1. ^ "Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names, L-P." City of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 11, 2016.