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Where is Philadelphia?

Philadelphia is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north of the town of Houghton-le-Spring, five miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 101 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 238 miles north of London. Philadelphia lies roughly one mile north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Philadelphia falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH4 postcode district. The post town for Philadelphia is Houghton le Spring.

Philadelphia on a map

Map showing extent of Philadelphia as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Philadelphia
Map showing location of Philadelphia within the UK
Location of Philadelphia within the UK

Which county is Philadelphia in?

Philadelphia is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Philadelphia in Tyne & Wear?

Philadelphia is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Philadelphia within Tyne & Wear
Location of Philadelphia within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Philadelphia?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Philadelphia is DH4 4LB.

Where is Philadelphia in DH4?

Philadelphia is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Philadelphia within DH4
Location of Philadelphia within DH4

What is the post town for Philadelphia?

The post town for Philadelphia is Houghton le Spring. Philadelphia is in the DH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.

What is the latitude and longitude of Philadelphia?

The centre of Philadelphia is located at position 54.86496° latitude and -1.48307° longitude.

Latitude54.86496°
Longitude-1.48307°

What is the easting and northing of Philadelphia?

The centre of Philadelphia is located at the grid reference easting 433277 and northing 552364 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting433277
Northing552364

What are the nearest towns to Philadelphia?

Position of Philadelphia relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Philadelphia to the centre of the town.

north
2m
Philadelphia is 2 miles north of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
3m
Philadelphia is 3 miles south-east of Washington
north
3m
Philadelphia is 3 miles north of Hetton-le-Hole
east
4m
Philadelphia is 4 miles east of Chester-le-Street
west
6m
Philadelphia is 6 miles west of Seaham
south
8m
Philadelphia is 8 miles south of Hebburn
south-west
8m
Philadelphia is 8 miles south-west of Whitburn
south
8m
Philadelphia is 8 miles south of Jarrow
south-east
8m
Philadelphia is 8 miles south-east of Gateshead
east
8m
Philadelphia is 8 miles east of Stanley

What are the nearest cities to Philadelphia?

Position of Philadelphia relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Philadelphia to the centre of the city.

south-west
5m
Philadelphia is 5 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-east
7m
Philadelphia is 7 miles north-east of Durham
south-east
9m
Philadelphia is 9 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
50m
Philadelphia is 50 miles north of Ripon
east
58m
Philadelphia is 58 miles east of Carlisle
north
64m
Philadelphia is 64 miles north of York
north
74m
Philadelphia is 74 miles north of Leeds
north
75m
Philadelphia is 75 miles north of Bradford
north-east
77m
Philadelphia is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
82m
Philadelphia is 82 miles north of Wakefield

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