Philadelphia Code § 20-501 Boundaries of Districts.
§ 20-501. Boundaries of Districts.
Pursuant to Section 2-102 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, the following Councilmanic Districts are hereby created:
District No. 1
First Ward: All Divisions.
Second Ward: Divisions 1-8; 10-18; 23-29.
Fifth Ward: Divisions 1-14; 16-19; 21; 22; 24-37.
Eighteenth Ward: Divisions 5; 19.
Twenty-fifth Ward: Divisions 1-18; 21-24.
Thirty-first Ward: Divisions 3-8; 10-19.
Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 1-13; 15-35; 37-40; 42-46.
Approximate Population: 163,669.
District No. 2
Second Ward: Divisions 9; 19-22.
Eighth Ward: Divisions 1-9; 12-14; 20; 21; 27; 28; 34; 35.
Twenty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirtieth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 14; 36; 41.
Fortieth Ward: Divisions 1-3; 5-13; 15-27; 29-51.
Forty-eighth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 157,415.
District No. 3
Third Ward: All Divisions.
Sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-fourth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Fortieth Ward: Divisions 4; 14; 28.
Forty-fourth Ward: Divisions 3; 4; 6; 8-18.
Forty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-first Ward: All Divisions.
Sixtieth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 153,593.
District No. 4
Fourth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-first Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-eighth Ward: Divisions 9; 16-18.
Twenty-ninth Ward: Division 10.
Thirty-fourth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-eighth Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-fourth Ward: Divisions 1; 2; 5; 7; 19.
Fifty-second Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 153,626.
District No. 5
Fifth Ward: Divisions 15; 20; 23.
Eighth Ward: Divisions 10-11; 15-19; 22-26; 29-33.
Fourteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Sixteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Eighteenth Ward: Divisions 1; 2; 4; 6-7; 9; 11; 12; 18.
Twentieth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-eighth Ward: Divisions 1-8; 10-15.
Twenty-ninth Ward: Divisions 1-9; 11-18.
Thirty-second Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-third Ward: Divisions 1; 9-10; 13-16; 21-25.
Forty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 164,554.
District No. 6
Forty-first Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-fifth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-fourth Ward: Divisions 7; 10; 14-16; 19-22.
Fifty-fifth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-sixth Ward: Divisions 34; 40.
Fifty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Sixty-fourth Ward: All Divisions.
Sixty-fifth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 166,911.
District No. 7
Seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Eighteenth Ward: Divisions 3; 8; 10; 13-17.
Nineteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-fifth Ward: Divisions 19; 20.
Thirty-first Ward: Divisions 1; 2; 9.
Thirty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 1-11; 22-23.
Forty-third Ward: Divisions 2-8; 11-12; 17-20.
Fifty-fourth Ward: Divisions 1-6; 9; 11.
Sixty-second Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 165,314.
District No. 8
Ninth Ward: All Divisions.
Eleventh Ward: All Divisions.
Twelfth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Seventeenth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-second Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 12-14; 16; 17; 20; 21.
Forty-ninth Ward: Divisions 1; 4; 5; 9-15; 19.
Fifty-ninth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 156,491.
District No. 9
Tenth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-fifth Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 15; 18; 19; 24; 25.
Forty-ninth Ward: Divisions 2-3; 6-8; 16-17; 18; 20-22.
Fiftieth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-fourth Ward: Divisions 8; 12-13; 17; 18.
Sixty-first Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 163,965.
District No. 10
Fifty-sixth Ward: Divisions 1-33; 35-39; 41.
Fifty-eighth Ward: All Divisions.
Sixty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Sixty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: 166,006.
Notes
34 | Added, 1961 Ordinances, p. 1540; amended, 1966 Ordinances, p. 1286; amended, 1971 Ordinances, p. 131; amended and reaffirmed, 1972 Ordinances, p. 161; amended, 1981 Ordinances, p. 1011; amended, 1992 Ordinances, p. 1; amended, 1992 Ordinances, p. 756; amended, Bill No. 010529 (approved February 14, 2002). Section 2 of Bill No. 010529 reads as follows: "This Ordinance shall not affect the existing Councilpersons or the powers, duties, functions of that office, nor shall it affect the present Council or its officers. The new district boundaries shall apply only to nominations and elections of Councilpersons whose terms of office commence on the first Monday of January, 2004, and thereafter." Amended, Bill No. 020761-A (approved February 12, 2003). Section 2 of Bill No. 020761-A provides: "This Ordinance shall not affect the existing Councilpersons or the powers, duties, functions of that office, nor shall it affect the present Council or its officers. The new district boundaries shall apply only to nominations and elections of Councilpersons whose terms of office commence on the first Monday of January 2004, and thereafter." Amended, Bill No. 110547 (approved September 23, 2011). Section 2 of Bill No. 110547 reads as follows: "This Ordinance shall not affect the elected members of Council during the term ending the first Monday of January 2016, nor shall it affect the powers, duties or functions of their offices or of the Council or its officers during such term. The new district boundaries set forth in this Ordinance shall apply only to the nomination and election of the members of Council whose terms of office commence the first Monday of January 2016, and thereafter." Amended, Bill No. 110661 (approved November 29, 2011). Section 2 of Bill No. 110661 reads as follows: "This Ordinance shall not affect the elected members of Council during the term ending the first Monday of January 2016, nor shall it affect the powers, duties or functions of their offices or of the Council or its officers during such term. The new district boundaries, as amended by this Ordinance, shall apply only to the nomination and election of the members of Council whose terms of office commence the first Monday of January 2016, and thereafter." Section 3 of Bill No. 110661 reads as follows: "Until January 1, 2016, any reference in The Philadelphia Code or other ordinance to a particular Councilmanic District shall be interpreted as a reference to such District as it existed prior to the enactment of this Ordinance and prior to the enactment of Bill No. 110547 (approved September 23, 2011). On and after January 1, 2016, any such reference to a particular Councilmanic District shall be interpreted as a reference to such District as it exists after the enactment of this Ordinance." Amended, Bill No. 220003 (approved February 14, 2022). Section 2 of Bill No. 220003 provides: "This Ordinance shall not affect the elected members of Council during the term ending the first Monday of January 2024, nor shall it affect the powers, duties or functions of their offices or of the Council or its officers during such term. The new district boundaries set forth in this Ordinance shall apply only to the nomination and election of the members of Council whose terms of office commence the first Monday of January 2024, and thereafter." Amended, Bill No. 220444 (approved August 31, 2022).