Somerton, Philadelphia

Somerton is a neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Red Lion Road on the south, Roosevelt Boulevard on the east, East County Line Road and Poquessing Creek on the north, and the Philadelphia County / Montgomery County line on the west. Somerton is adjacent to the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Bustleton, Normandy, and Byberry, the townships of Bensalem and Lower Southampton in Bucks County, and Lower Moreland Township in Montgomery County. The area is home to a large and fast-growing foreign-born population, most notably of Russian, Ukrainian, Indian, and Central Asian immigrants.

Somerton, Philadelphia
Bustleton Avenue at the intersection with Byberry Road in Somerton.
Somerton, Philadelphia
Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 75°00′29″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
Zip code
19116
Area code(s)215, 267

The United States Postal Service operates the Somerton Postal Store at 669 Hendrix Street; however, all mail for the 19116 ZIP code is delivered by the Bustleton Post Office, located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Bustleton.

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