Welcome to Philadelphia County ...

Time Zone: Philadelphia County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Philadelphia is the Seat for Philadelphia County.

Philadelphia County is one of the original counties of Pennsylvania and was founded in November 1682.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Philadelphia had a population of 1,584,064 people. This is an increase of 3.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,528,283 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Philadelphia represented 12.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Pennsylvania
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  • Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives

• Websites specific to Philadelphia County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Montgomery County
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  • Bucks County
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  • Delaware County
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  • Burlington County
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  • Camden County
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  • Gloucester County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
  • Cemeteries of Philadelphia County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
  • Cemeteries of Philadelphia County