West Kensington, Philadelphia

West Kensington
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
West Kensington is located in Philadelphia
West Kensington
West Kensington
Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 75°08′20″W / 39.986°N 75.139°W / 39.986; -75.139
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington. Its bordering neighborhoods are Kensington to the east, Hartranft to the west, and Olde Kensington to the south. It is bounded by Front Street to the east, 6th Street to the west, Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south and Lehigh Avenue to the north. It falls into the 19122 and 19133 ZIP codes.