Funeral Homes, Funeral Parlors & Cremations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, and the sixth most populated city in the United States. It is the county seat of Philadelphia County, and often nicknamed ‘The City of Brotherly Love’ as the literal translation of the city’s name in Greek is “brotherly Love”.

The city of Philadelphia is also a center of early American heritage, being a site that gave birth to ideas and actions that led to American Independence. Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell, and a number of other cultural sites and artifacts.

Philadelphia is divided into seven broad geographical sections, and is commonly split into a number of districts and neighborhoods within these sections. For municipal planning purposes the city is divided into twelve Planning Analysis Sections [PAS], although these are broadly similar to the above-mentioned geographical areas, there is some overlapping.

Center City: Avenue of the Arts, Callowhill, Chinatown, Elfreth's Alley, Fitler Square, Franklintown, Logan Square, Jewelers' Row, Market East, Old City, Museum District, Penn Center, Penn's Landing, Rittenhouse Square, Society Hill, South Street, and Washington Square West.

South Philadelphia: Bella Vista, Central South Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket, East Passyunk Crossing, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Girard Estate, Greenwich, Grays Ferry, Hawthorne, Italian Market, Lower Moyamensing, Marconi Plaza, Moyamensing, Newbold, Packer Park, Passyunk Square, Pennsport, Point Breeze, Queen Village, Schuylkill, Southwark, Southwest Center City / Graduate Hospital, Tasker, Wharton, Whitman, Wilson Park and West Passyunk.

Southwest Philadelphia: Angora, Bartram Village, Clearview, Kingsessing, Eastwick, Elmwood Park, Hedgerow, Hog Island, Mount Moriah, Paschall, Penrose, and Southwest Schuykill.

West Philadelphia: Belmont District, Belmont Village, Carroll Park, Cathedral Park, Cedar Park, Cobbs Creek, Dunlap, Garden Court, Haddington, Haverford North, Mantua, Mill Creek, Overbrook Park, Parkside, Powelton Village, Saunders Park, Spruce Hill, Squirrel Hill, University City, Walnut Hill, Woodland Terrace, Wynnefield and Wynnefield Heights.

Northwest Philadelphia: Germantown (Chesnut Hill PAS) - Chestnut Hill, Germantown, Morton, Mount Airy, Wister, West Oak Lane, and Cedarbrook. Roxborough (Manayunk PAS) – Andorra, East Falls, Manayunk, Roxborough, Upper Roxborough and Wissahickon.

North Philadelphia: Lower North PAS – Brewerytown, Cabot, Fairhill, Fairmount, Francisville, Hartranft, Ludlow, North Central, Northern Liberties, Poplar, Sharswood, Spring Garden, South Lehigh, Stanton, Strawberry Mansion, Templetown (Temple University Area) and Yorktown.
Upper North Philadelphia PAS - Allegheny West, Franklinville, Glenwood, Hunting Park, Nicetown-Tioga, Olde Kensington and West Kensington.
Olney, Oak PAS - East Oak Lane, Feltonville, Fern Rock, Logan, Melrose Park, Ogontz, Olney and West Oak Lane.

The Northeast: The Far Northeast - Academy Gardens, Ashton-Woodenbridge, Bustleton, Byberry, Crestmont Farms, Krewstown, Millbrook, Modena Park, Morrell Park, Normandy, Parkwood, Pennypack, Somerton, Torresdale, Upper Holmesburg and Winchester Park. The Near Northeast – Burholme, Castor Garden, Crescentville, Fox Chase, Frankford, Holme Circle, Holmesburg, Juniata, Lawncrest, Lawndale, Lexington Park, Mayfair, Northwood, Oxford Circle, Rhawnhurst, Ryers, Tacony and Wissinoming.
Kensington, Port Richmond, Bridesburg PAS – Bridesburg, Fishtown, Harrowgate, Kensington and Port Richmond.