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Newbold
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Newbold
Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°10′14″W / 39.93125°N 75.17059°W / 39.93125; -75.17059
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia
City	Philadelphia
ZIP Code	19145, 19146
Area code	Area code 215

Newbold is a neighborhood located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Developer John Longacre (owner of the South Philadelphia Taproom, American Sardine Bar, Brew, 2nd District, and Renewbold) dubbed the neighborhood "Newbold" in 2003. Longacre drew inspiration for the name from the original name of Hicks Street. Soon he formed the Newbold CDC and a civic association, which gave rise to other area civic groups.

Boundaries

Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006, and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), now East Point Breeze Neighbors (EPBN), created in 2007, disputed north/south boundaries of the neighborhood and the separation of the section from the Point Breeze neighborhood. Both organizations considered Broad Street and 18th Street to be the east/west boundaries of the section. The Newbold Neighbors Association claimed the northern boundary of the area to be Washington Avenue and the southern boundary of the area to be Passyunk Avenue.

Community

Civic groups active in the area include Newbold Civic Association, South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance. Point Breeze Community Development Coalition, Point Breeze Network Plus, Neighbors in Action, and, Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze.

Demographics

Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released in Nov. 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philly zip codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times.

Newbold is identified as the fourth "hottest" neighborhood in the Philadelphia region by Redfin.com with a 435% increase in interest in the neighborhood and a $155,750 median home sale price.

Transportation

Newbold is served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line (BSL), accessible at the Snyder, Tasker-Morris, and Ellsworth-Federal Stations, as well as several bus lines.