Fern Rock, Philadelphia

"Fern Rock" redirects here. For the commuter rail and rapid transit station, see Fern Rock Transportation Center.

Fern Rock
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Fern Rock Transportation Center
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia County
City	Philadelphia
Area code(s)	Area code 215

Fern Rock is a neighborhood in the upper North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania bounded by Olney to the east, Ogontz to the west, Logan to the south, and East Oak Lane to the north. It is approximately situated between Broad Street, Tabor Road, 7th Street, Godfrey Avenue and Fisher Park. Fern Rock borders Ogontz at Broad Street, Logan at Olney Avenue, East Oak Lane at Godfrey Avenue, and Olney at the train tracks.

The northern terminus of the Broad Street Line subway is located in Fern Rock at the Fern Rock Transportation Center. Three SEPTA Regional Rail lines also run through this station.

The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is located in the 1200 block of West Godfrey Avenue.

The area is a mix of 1920s-style row homes, a few high-rise apartment buildings near York and Chelten, some older twins and single homes, especially near 13th St and Spencer St, formerly known as Green Lane, along with various commercial strips along Broad Street, Olney Avenue in and around Broad Street, and the 5700-5900 block of Old York Road.

Etymology of the name Fern Rock

The neighborhood is named after the ancestral estate of Elisha Kent Kane, a renowned arctic explorer and naval surgeon from Philadelphia.

Demographics

The neighborhood is a fairly stable, predominantly Black-American area.

Education

Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Eye Institute) and Community College of Philadelphia (Northwest Center) are located in the Fern Rock neighborhood. There are also colleges within a short distance: La Salle University (Logan), Salus University (Elkins Park), and Gratz College (Melrose Park).

References

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 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.

Coordinates: 40°02′08″N 75°08′35″W / 40.03556°N 75.14306°W / 40.03556; -75.14306

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