Port Richmond, Philadelphia

Port Richmond
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Richmond Street, one of the area’s main thoroughfares (2005).
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia County
City	Philadelphia
Area code(s)	Area code 215

Port Richmond, also referred to as simply Richmond (and abbreviated as RMD), is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable for its extremely large Polish immigrant, Polish American community, and large Irish American community. The neighborhood is also home to sizable German and Italian communities as represented in the various churches and organizations. In more recent years, a sizable Albanian community has moved in. The neighborhood has also recently seen a large influx of young urban professionals and gentrification. The Richmond Zip Code is 19134 and 19125.

The neighborhood is bounded by the Frankford Creek to the northeast, Lehigh Avenue to the southwest, I-95 and the Delaware River to the southeast, and Frankford Avenue to the northwest. While some people dispute the western boundary of the neighborhood, stating either Aramingo Avenue or Frankford Avenue, general consensus among residents on either side of the railroad is that those east of it claim Port Richmond and those west of it claim Kensington.

While some have referred to Port Richmond as Richmond, there is an area named Richmond, not colloquially used often, that refers to the most northeast section of the neighborhood. In recent years, residents have accepted Portside as the neighborhoods up and coming party scene. Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg and Frankford to the northeast, Juniata to the north, Kensington to the west, Fishtown and Olde Richmond to the south.