Information about Philadelphia.

1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Consolidated city-county
City of Philadelphia
Clockwise from top: Philadelphia skyline (2015); City Hall; Elfreth's
Alley; paifang in Chinatown;Ben FranklinBridge; SS United States at Port of
Philadelphia; College Hall at UPenn; Museum of Art; Liberty
Bell and Independence Hall

2. Flag
Seal
Etymology: Greek: philos (love) and adelphos(brother)
Nickname(s): "Philly", "City of Brotherly Love", "The Athens of
America"[1]
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Motto: "Philadelphia maneto" ("Let brotherly love endure")
Location of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
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Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°00′34″N 75°08′00″WCoordinates:
40°00′34″N 75°08′00″W
Country United States
Commonwealth Pennsylvania
County
Philadelphia
Historic countries Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain

3. Historic colony Province of Pennsylvania
Founded October 27, 1682
Incorporated October 25, 1701
Founded by William Penn
Government
• Type Mayor–Council
• Body Philadelphia City Council
• Mayor Jim Kenney (D)
Area[2]
• Consolidated city-
county
142.71 sq mi(369.62 km2
)
• Land 134.18 sq mi (347.52 km2
)
• Water 8.53 sq mi (22.09 km2
)
Elevation 39 ft (12 m)
Population (2016)[5]
• Consolidated city-
county
1,567,872
• Estimate (2016)[6]
1,567,872
• Rank US: 6th
• Density 11,685.02/sq mi (4,511.61/km2
)
• Metro 6,069,875 (US: 7th)[3]
• CSA 7,183,479 (US: 8th)[4]
• Demonym Philadelphian
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19092-19093, 19099, 191xx
Area code(s) 215, 267

4. FIPS code 42-60000
GNIS feature ID 1215531[7]
Website www.phila.gov