E.M. Stanton Catchment, Philadelphia

E.M. Stanton Catchment
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Edwin M. Stanton School is in the E.M. Stanton Catchment Neighborhood

Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia County
City	Philadelphia
ZIP code	19146
Area code(s)	Area code 215

E.M. Stanton Catchment is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between Broad Street and 19th Street, and extends from South Street to Federal Street. It has a small overlap with Point Breeze.^[1] It borders Newbold, Hawthorne, Rittenhouse Square, Southwest Center City, and Point Breeze.

Background

The area was named after Edwin M. Stanton who was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's effective management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. He also organized the manhunt for Lincoln's killer, John Wilkes Booth.

The E.M. Stanton Catchment area is noted for being "... one of the smallest catchment areas" and is currently an area in transition.

Education

The School District of Philadelphia operates public schools. It is also home to the Edwin M. Stanton School.

References

↑ "E.M. Stanton, Philadelphia".

External links

Coordinates: 39°56′20″N 75°09′50″W / 39.939°N 75.164°W / 39.939; -75.164

Municipalities and communities of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sections and
Neighborhoods

Lower North	Badlands Belfield Brewerytown Cabot Callowhill Cecil B. Moore El Centro de Oro Fairhill Fairmount Francisville Hartranft Ivy Hill Ludlow North Central Northern Liberties Poplar Reading Viaduct Sharswood South Lehigh Spring Garden Stanton Strawberry Mansion Yorktown

Upper North	Allegheny West Badlands Franklinville Glenwood Hunting Park Nicetown-Tioga Olde Kensington Swampoodle West Kensington

Olney-Oak Lane	East Oak Lane Feltonville Fern Rock Koreatown Logan Ogontz Olney West Oak Lane

Northwest

Lower Northwest	Andorra East Falls Manayunk Roxborough Wissahickon

Upper Northwest	Beggarstown Chestnut Hill Germantown Morton Mount Airy Wister Cedarbrook

Northeast

Near Northeast	Burholme Castor Gardens Crescentville Fox Chase Frankford Holme Circle Holmesburg Juniata Lawndale Lexington Park Mayfair Oxford Circle Rhawnhurst Ryers Tacony Wissinoming

Far Northeast	Academy Gardens Ashton-Woodenbridge Bustleton Byberry Crestmont Farms Millbrook Modena Park Morrell Park Normandy Parkwood Pennypack Somerton Torresdale Upper Holmesburg Winchester Park

River Wards	Bridesburg Fishtown Harrowgate Kensington Port Richmond

Former
Municipalities

Cities	Philadelphia (Center City)

Boroughs	Aramingo Bridesburg Frankford Germantown Manayunk West Philadelphia Whitehall

Districts	Belmont Hog Island Kensington Moyamensing Northern Liberties Penn Richmond Southwark Spring Garden

Townships	Blockley Bristol Byberry Delaware Germantown Kingsessing Lower Dublin Moreland Northern Liberties Oxford Passyunk Penn Roxborough

Footnotes

As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat.

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