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Hartranft | |
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 Lillian Marrero Branch of theFree Library of Philadelphia is located in Hartranft | |
  Hartranft | |
| Coordinates:39°59′06″N75°08′49″W / 39.985°N 75.147°W /39.985; -75.147 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Postal codes | 19122 and 19133 |
| Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
Hartranft is aneighborhood in the central part ofNorth Philadelphia section ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.
Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section ofNorth Philadelphia. Bounded by 6th Street to the east, Broad Street to the west, Allegheny Avenue to the north, and Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south. Bordering neighborhoods areFairhill to the north,West Kensington to the east,Cecil B. Moore to the west, andLudlow to the south.
The neighborhood falls into theZIP Codes 19122 and 19133.
The demolishedNorthern National Bank building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
As of the Census of 2010 Hartranft had 15,883 people and was 49.6% Hispanic (primarilyPuerto Rican), 29.9%African American, 13% White, and 7.5% mixed or other.
44% of its people live below the poverty line.
The average housing structure was built in 1946. 43.12% of all properties were vacant as of 2000.
Public schools in the Hartranft district are operated by theSchool District of Philadelphia.
The neighborhood is home toTemple University.
TheFree Library of Philadelphia Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.[2]
