Frankford, Philadelphia

John Ruan House
Location of Frankford
Frankford
Neighborhood of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Frankford
Neighborhood of Philadelphia (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°00′58″N 75°04′48″W / 40.016°N 75.080°W / 40.016; -75.080
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes215, 267, and 445
Thomas Holme's Survey Map (1687)

Frankford is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles (10 km) northeast of Center City. Although its borders are vaguely defined, the neighborhood is bounded roughly by the original course of Frankford Creek on the south to Castor Avenue on the northwest and southwest, to Cheltenham Avenue on the north, and to Aramingo Avenue and I-95 on the east. Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg, Juniata, Northwood, Summerdale, and Wissinoming.

Historically, Frankford had an unofficial division separating Frankford (proper) from East Frankford, which encompassed the area east of Frankford Avenue. The division divided the community first along racial lines, with African Americans to the east of Frankford Avenue and Caucasians to the west.[citation needed] As the community has become less homogeneous, the division is more of a vestige of the past.

A map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Showing Frankford Borough prior to and after the Act of Consolidation, 1854