Cedarbrook, Philadelphia


Cedarbrook is a neighborhood located in the Northwest section of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Ivy Hill neighborhood comprises roughly the northwestern half of Cedarbrook. Ivy Hill Cemetery forms the geographic heart of the neighborhood. Ivy Hill Road is sometimes mistakenly restyled as "Ivyhill Road"—most notably on its own newest street signs.

Geography

Boundaries

The boundaries of Philadelphia neighborhoods are often not official or precise. However, Cedarbrook has four precise boundaries that make it almost precisely rectangular. These are:
  • Cheltenham Avenue to the northeast ;
  • Ivy Hill Road to the northwest ; and
  • Stenton Avenue to the southwest.
  • Washington Lane to the southeast.

ZIP code

The 19150 ZIP code corresponds almost entirely with the Cedarbrook neighborhood.

Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, the neighborhood has a total population of 25,274. The median household income is $42,342; the median family income is $49,508. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 2.2% White, 95.3% Black or African-American, 0.2% Alaskan or Native American, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race accounted for 1.1% of the population. Approximately 10% of the population lives below the poverty line.