Kingsessing, Philadelphia

This article is about the neighborhood within the former Kingsessing Township. For the former Kingsessing Township, see Southwest Philadelphia.
Kingsessing
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
The Kingsessing Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
The Kingsessing Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Kingsessing is located in Philadelphia
Kingsessing
Kingsessing
Coordinates: 39°56′21″N 75°13′18″W / 39.93915°N 75.22165°W / 39.93915; -75.22165
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267, and 445

Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park, Southwest Schuylkill, and Mount Moriah, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County. It is roughly bounded by 53rd Street to the northeast, Baltimore Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek and 60th Street to the southwest, and Woodland Avenue to the southeast.