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==Local Reentry Resources==
==Local Reentry Resources==
Replace with relevant links:
If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at [https://parsol.org/contact-us/ contact@parsol.org]
* [https://amistadlaw.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2024-02/Project%20HOPE%20Reentry%20Guide%20%282022%29.pdf The Liberation Foundation Reentry Preparation Guide 2022 Edition]
* [https://amistadlaw.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2024-02/Project%20HOPE%20Reentry%20Guide%20%282022%29.pdf The Liberation Foundation Reentry Preparation Guide 2022 Edition]
* [https://www.phlreentrycoalition.org/ The Philadelphia Reentry Coalition]
* [https://www.phlreentrycoalition.org/ The Philadelphia Reentry Coalition]

Revision as of 15:28, 30 October 2025

Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,603,797. It is coextensive with Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.

Philadelphia County is one of the three original counties, along with Chester and Bucks counties, founded by William Penn in November 1682. Since 1854, the county has been coextensive with the City of Philadelphia, which is also its county seat. Philadelphia County is the core county in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Combined Statistical Area (PA-NJ-DE-MD, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis.

Philadelphia County is the Delaware Valley's economic and cultural anchor and the ninth-largest combined statistical area in the nation with an estimated population of 7,381,180 as of 2022.[1]

Key Cities/Towns

Center City

  • Rittenhouse Square
  • Old City
  • Society Hill
  • Chinatown
  • Logan Square

South Philadelphia

  • Italian Market
  • Passyunk Square
  • Bella Vista
  • Queen Village
  • Pennsport

North Philadelphia

  • Northern Liberties
  • Fishtown
  • Kensington
  • Frankford
  • Olney

West Philadelphia

  • University City
  • Overbrook
  • Wynnefield
  • Cobbs Creek
  • Cedar Park

Northwest Philadelphia

  • Manayunk
  • Roxborough
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Mount Airy
  • Germantown

Northeast Philadelphia

  • Bustleton
  • Fox Chase
  • Torresdale
  • Holmesburg
  • Tacony

Southwest Philadelphia

  • Eastwick
  • Kingsessing

Megan's Law Statistics

County Total Lifetime Out of State Pre-SORNA SVP SVDC SVP Ten-Year T1 T2 T3
3,411 1475 339 204 0 35 225 412 307 414

Last updated: 01/05/25

Registration Sites

(copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

  • Philadelphia State Police Philadelphia 2201 Belmont Avenue PHILADELPHIA PA 19131, (215) 452-5216

County parole/probation office contact information

Local Reentry Resources

If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at contact@parsol.org

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers[2]

Other PFR-specific resources

State Representatives and Senators

Find your state representatives and senators here: palegis.us.

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

  • Region: Philadelphia
  • Contact:

County Contact

  • First Name Last Initial

References