Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Country: United States

Philadelphia By The Numbers:

Population: 5,398,000
Elevation: 10 feet/ 3 meters
Average Annual Rainfall: 41 inches/ 104 centimeters
Average Annual Snowfall: 20.8 inches/ 53 centimeters
Average January Temperature: 32 degrees F/ 0 degree C
Average July Temperature: 77 degrees F/ 25 degrees C

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Oil, Electronics, Computers, Automobile Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Chemicals, Higher Education, Shipping
Ethnic Mix: Caucasian ( 71% ), African American ( 12% ), Latino ( 12% ), Asian ( 4% ), Native American ( 0.9% )
Electricity: 110 volts, 50Hz, standard two pin plugs
Time Zone: GMT- 5 ( GMT - 4 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October )
Country Dialing Code: 1
Area Code: 215, 267, 445

Did You Know?

Philadelphia has an international reputation for its Rowing competitions such as Head of the Schuylkill. Inter-collegiate and professional rowing teams are a popular sight up and down the Schuylkill River that runs through Philly. The City of Brotherly Love is also home to the Liberty Bell and the place where the Continental Congress met in 1776 to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Orientation:

Philadelphia is on the Delaware River, in southeastern Pennsylvania near the New Jersey border.