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Philadelphia, PA 19178
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Phila, PA 19178
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Wachovia Bank, PA 19178

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The 19178 ZIP Code is centered1 in Philadelphia County at latitude 39.953 and longitude -75.185 (Panoramio Photos). It is a unique - single entity - type ZIP Code. Philadelphia County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Philadelphia, PA (1.4 miles E)
Angora, PA (2.7 miles WSW)
Elmwood, PA (3.4 miles SW)
Cardington, PA (3.4 miles WSW)
Millbourne, PA (3.6 miles WNW)
Fernwood, PA (3.6 miles WSW)
Kensington, PA (3.6 miles NE)
Overbrook, PA (3.9 miles NW)
Tioga, PA (3.9 miles NNE)
Wynnefield, PA (3.9 miles NW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Southwest Center City, PA (< 0.1 mile)
Schuylkill, PA (< 0.1 mile)
Rittenhouse, PA (< 0.1 mile)
University City, PA (< 0.1 mile)
Mantua, PA (< 0.1 mile)
 Powelton, PA (< 0.1 mile)
Fairmount, PA (1.4 miles N)
Francisville, PA (1.4 miles NE)
Spring Garden, PA (1.4 miles NE)
Brewerytown, PA (1.4 miles N)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.