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Country
  
United States

County
  
Philadelphia County

Area code(s)
  
Area code 215

State
  
Pennsylvania

City
  
Philadelphia

West Passyunk

Restaurants
  
King of Wings, Cafe Y Chocolate, Wolf Street Pizza, Florida Style Pizza, Brewery ARS

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West Passyunk is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. It is bound by Mifflin Street to the North, West Passyunk Avenue to the South, South 18th Street to East, and South 25th Street to the West. It is served by the 1st Police District, located at 24th and Wolf Streets.

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Map of West Passyunk, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA

Primary and secondary schools

Residents are zoned to the School District of Philadelphia.

Neighborhood children attend either Stephen Girard School (K-4) at 18th Street and Snyder Avenue,James Alcorn Elementary (K-8) at 32nd and Dickinson Street in Grays Ferry, or Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary School (K-6) at 21st and Moore Streets in nearby Point Breeze for elementary school as assigned by the School District of Philadelphia by geographical location.

Designated middle schools are Norris S. Barratt Middle (7-8) at 16th and Wharton Streets in Newbold or Edwin H. Vare Middle School (5-8) at 24th Street and Snyder Avenue.

High schoolers attend South Philadelphia High School at Broad Street and Snyder Avenue in East Passyunk Crossing.

GAMP, a special admissions school for grades 5-12 focusing on performing arts, is also located nearby at 22nd and Ritner Streets in Girard Estate.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia also operates St. Monica School (PK-8), with locations at both 1725 West Ritner Street (senior school) & 16th and Porter Streets (junior school) in Girard Estate, along with St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School (PK-8) at 1718 Morris Street in Newbold, in close proximity.

Public libraries

The Free Library of Philadelphia Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch (formerly the Passyunk Branch), located at 20th and Shunk Streets, serves West Passyunk. The library received its current name in 2004.

Public housing

Wilson Park, a 727 unit complex consisting of high & low-rises, is located at 25th and Jackson Streets.

References

West Passyunk Wikipedia


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