North Central Is a area in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily a low-income neighborhood where 60% of its residents are African American and 40% are Puerto Rican. Hartranft and Stanton are neighborhoods locally known as "North Central". North Central borders both North Philadelphia East and North Philadelphia West.
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Neighborhood of Philadelphia | |
![]() The Lillian Marrero Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia is located in North Central Philadelphia. | |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia County |
City | Philadelphia |
Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
School District of Philadelphia operates public schools.
The Free Library of Philadelphia Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.[1]
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Footnotes | As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat. |