Houses For Sale in Port Richmond, Philadelphia

Where Is Port Richmond?

Spanning south to north, Port Richmond begins at Lehigh Avenue and ends at the banks of Frankford Creek. West to east, it’s bookended by Frankford Avenue and the Delaware River. Residents adopt the 19134 and 19137 zip codes.

Bars, Restaurants & Dining

Part of a growing Richmond Street business corridor, River Wards Cafe serves delightfully decorated lattes, homespun milkshakes and pastries – particularly donuts – from a rotation of local bakeries. For a hearty breakfast, Mercer Cafe offers mascarpone French toast and creamed chip beef in a bright setting. There’s also a Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts to the north, near Aramingo Avenue shopping amenities.

Villagio Pizza is an under-the-radar breakfast option, with omelets, breakfast sandwiches and muffins, but doubles as a take-out destination for classic and white pizzas suitable for lunch. Syrenka Luncheonette serves traditional Polish foods – stews, crepes, dumplings, borsch – a la carte and buffet-style. Regionally popular Czerw’s Kielbasy is known for authentic Polish kielbasa, with family recipes dating back to 1938. Hinge Cafe, with an all-day breakfast and lunch menu, has a thick chicken parmesan soup and refreshing light bites like a pear salad.

Bait & Switch fries up some of the best fish and chips in the city for dinner, plus the unique “bait bucket”: Old Bay French fries tossed with cheese curds and topped with clam chowder. Long-time Philly staple Tacconelli’s is where to get the perfected slice of thin-crust pizza, baked in a brick oven that’s been in use for the better part of a century.

Byrne’s Tavern is the neighborhood bar for an end-of-a-tough-day beer with locals. Gaul and Co. Malt House has a thoughtfully curated list of craft brews both local and from around the country, plus roast beef or pork sandwiches for a late-night snack.

Attractions, Landmarks & Parks

Samuels Playground, Frank Glavin Memorial Playground, Heitzman Playground and Campbell Square are all options for kids to roam and adults to lounge for picnics and warm-day reading on the grass.

Lehigh Avenue is host to an arts festival each spring, exhibiting the works of local artists.

Front Street Gym is where aspiring boxers can be professionally trained – and even participate in tournaments.

Graffiti Pier, along the Delaware River, is an unofficial home to underground street art.

Many school buildings in the area, like the Richmond School and Thomas Powers School, are marked as historic places.

School Districts

In the 19134 zip code, district students attend Port Richmond’s Richmond School for kindergarten through fifth grade, with Kensington High School for ninth through 12th grades. As part of the district’s Renaissance program, Memphis Street Charter School serves students in sixth through eighth grades, with Sankofa Freedom Academy nearby as a non-district-affiliated charter school.

Public school students in the 19137 zip code attend the Bridesburg School for elementary and middle grades. Franklin Towne Charter High School is a neighborhood public-charter option for high school grades. John Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical High School, on Frankford Avenue, is a citywide district high school.

Shopping

ShopRite, Target and Walmart are located near Aramingo Avenue to the north for major grocery shopping. Polmart – think: H Mart – is the definitive spot in the neighborhood for Polish goods like kielbasa and chocolates. Supplement with other Polish goods at Krakus Restaurant.

Wilson’s sells the full spectrum of butcher-shop meats, plus grocery items like sauces and large-quantity, pre-made trays of sandwiches and wraps for party-planning. James & Amy Liberty Food Store is one of many quick corner stops for grocery items. There’s also a Wawa for additional convenience shopping.

Kmart, Babies ‘R’ Us and Lowe’s are big-box stops for home goods, apparel and furniture.

Port Richmond Books, on Richmond Street, is a former silent movie theater renovated into a used-books store that houses more than 200,000 books.

A Fine Wine & Spirits store is located across from ShopRite.

Port Richmond Real Estate Listings

Browse Port Richmond real estate listings for homes, condos and apartments. Contact us to learn more.

$215,000 ACTIVE

720 E Hilton Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 3 Baths 1,126 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$215,000 ACTIVE

2969 Aramingo Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,336 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$215,000 ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT

3308 B Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,872 SqFt 0.030 Acres

$215,000 ACTIVE

3067 Potter Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 Beds 1 Baths 1,680 SqFt

$215,899 ACTIVE

2162 E Cambria Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 Beds 2 Baths 808 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$219,000 ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT

2649 E Birch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 1 Baths 1,419 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$219,900 ACTIVE

2840 Memphis Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 1 Baths 1,086 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$219,900 ACTIVE

3281 Tilton Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 Beds 1 Baths 780 SqFt 0.010 Acres

$219,900 ACTIVE

2042 E Somerset Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 Beds 3 Baths 1,530 SqFt 0.030 Acres

$219,900 ACTIVE

2086 E Lippincott Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 1 Baths 980 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$220,000 ACTIVE

713 E Madison Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 3 Baths 1,110 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$220,000 ACTIVE

2060 Bellmore Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,016 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$222,500 ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT

2902 Aramingo Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,152 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$224,500 ACTIVE

3138 Livingston Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 1 Baths 928 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$224,900 PENDING

3223 Chatham Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 1 Baths 1,236 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$225,000 ACTIVE

629 E Clementine Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 3 Baths 1,008 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$225,000 ACTIVE

3134 Weymouth Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,120 SqFt 0.020 Acres

$225,000 ACTIVE

2809 Miller Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 Beds 1 Baths 948 SqFt 0.030 Acres

$225,000 PENDING

2977 Tilton Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 Beds 1 Baths 684 SqFt 0.010 Acres

$225,000 ACTIVE

2812 Emerald Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,376 SqFt 0.030 Acres

Related Neighborhoods

You may also be interested in homes located in these nearby neighborhoods.

Kensington

Booming with new home construction and a smattering of distilleries and brewpubs, Kensington is a traditionally working-class neighborhood that’s evolved into one of the most diverse – in culture and population – sections of Philadelphia.

Fishtown

This funky neighborhood nestled between Kensington and Northern Liberties is brimming with bars and coffee shops, with the bonus of maintaining the at-home vibe its long held.

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