Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days40 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phila Franklin Inst station
Nearby landmarksLackawanna College - Philadelphia Centercollege · under a mileThe Curtis Institute of Musiccollege · under a milePoint Breezecape · 3.1 miCity Hall Visitor Centervisitor center · under a milePhilly Pride Visitor Centervisitor center · under a mileEagle Pointcape · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mileThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 1.0 miRutgers Community Parkstate park · 2.0 miEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 1.1 miIndependance Mallpark · under a mileVine Street Parkpark · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Feb 197322 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200346 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighPhiladelphia County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025184 of 365 days measured173 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 147main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Philadelphia County monitors, PA
Drinking waterPhiladelphia Water Departmentserves 1,600,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation46 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThomas Jefferson University Hospitalunder a milePost officeLand Title Building Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPhiladelphia City Hallunder a milePolicePhiladelphia County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 1 Ladder 5 Medic 35under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi77 schools7 elementary, 4 middle, 17 high, 49 otherHighPhiladelphia Electrical and Technology Charter High Schoolright hereSchoolPhiladelphia Classical Schoolright hereMiddleFreire Charter Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeLackawanna College - Philadelphia Centerunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL6.8 miInterstateI-761.0 miUS highwayUS 301.2 miAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL1.0 miSubwayWalnut-LocustSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia, PA (1200 Market Street Center City 19102 By Loews Hotel. Pickup time is approximate, and may vary by 30 minutes. you will be informed ofOurBusunder a mileTransit600 stops within a mileSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), NJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19110 ZIP area.
