Philadelphia, colloquially Philly, is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the sixth-most-populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, with a 2019 estimated population of 1,584,064. It is also the second-most populous city in the Northeastern United States, behind New York City. Since 1854, the city has had the same geographic boundaries as Philadelphia County, the most-populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural center of the greater Delaware Valley along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill rivers within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's 2019 estimated population of 7.21 million makes it the ninth-largest combined statistical area in the United States. Philadelphia is one of the oldest municipalities in the United States.
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| Historic countries | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Historic colony | Kingdom of Great Britain Province of Pennsylvania |
| Founded | 1682 |
| Incorporated | October 25, 1701 |
| Founded by | William Penn |
| • Type | Mayor–council, consolidated city-county |
| • Body | Philadelphia City Council |
| • Mayor | Jim Kenney (D) |
| Population (2010) | 1,526,006 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 1,584,064 |
| • Rank | US city: 6th |
| • Metro | 6,096,120 (US: 8th) |
| • CSA | 7,206,807 (US: 8th) |
| • Demonym | Philadelphian |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP Codes | 19092–19093, 19099, 191xx |
| FIPS code | 42-60000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215531 |
| Major airport | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Commuter rail | SEPTA Regional Rail, NJ Transit |
| Rapid transit | Broad Street Line, Market–Frankford Line, PATCO Speedline |
| Waterways | Delaware River, Schuylkill River |
| GitHub profile | CityOfPhiladelphia |
About Philadelphia
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Achievement of Philadelphia
The home videos at the end of the film is actual home video footage of Tom Hanks as a child. Tom Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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Latest information about Philadelphia updated on July 28 2021.
