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Layers
Territory
- GEOID
- 4260000
- OCD-ID
- ocd-division/country:us/state:pa/place:philadelphia
- POP
- 1,574,281 (2025)
- CENTER
- 40.0076, -75.1342
- SOURCE
- census tiger
Government of Philadelphia
Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Philadelphia itself.
Organization 18
Departments
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Manages building permits, inspections, and code enforcement.
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Manages public health programs and services.
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Manages city tax collection and revenue.
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Manages street maintenance, sanitation, and public infrastructure.
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Free Library of Philadelphia Library
Free Library of Philadelphia, linked from the City of Philadelphia library card page.
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Chief executive office for the City of Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania and 6th largest in the US.
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Bureau of Administrative Adjudication, linked from the City of Philadelphia parking ticket dispute page.
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Philadelphia City Commissioners Elections
Office of the City Commissioners, overseeing voter registration and elections for the City of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council Legislative
Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of the City of Philadelphia, with ten district members and seven members at-large.
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Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program Public Works
Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP), which operates the City Vacant Lot Program, linked from the City of Philadelphia vacant lot cleanup page.
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Philadelphia Department of Sanitation Public Works
Department of Sanitation, linked from the City of Philadelphia bulky item collection page.
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Provides fire protection and emergency services.
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Law Department, Office of the City Solicitor, listed on the City of Philadelphia Open Records Policy page as handling Right-to-Know requests for agencies without their own officer.
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Philadelphia Office of Children and Families Human Services
Office of Children and Families, linked from the City of Philadelphia PHLpreK enrollment page.
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Office of the City Controller, identifying cost savings, recommending best practices and modernization, and exposing fraud and mismanagement.
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Philadelphia Philly311 Administration
Philly311, the City of Philadelphia service request line, linked from the City of Philadelphia 311 service request page.
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Primary law enforcement agency for the City of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Water Department Utilities
Philadelphia Water Department, linked from the City of Philadelphia water testing page.
Services 23
- Apply for a street closure permit for construction Department of Streets
- Apply Online Using eCLIPSE Department of Licenses and Inspections
- Apply to hold a block party or street event Department of Streets
- Enroll in PHLpreK Philadelphia Office of Children and Families
- Get a library card Free Library of Philadelphia
- Get your water tested Philadelphia Water Department
- Pay a parking ticket Philadelphia Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
- Pay a water bill Department of Revenue
- Report an abandoned vehicle Philadelphia Philly311
- Report an unlicensed contractor or unpermitted work Department of Licenses and Inspections
- Report a pothole or other street damage Department of Streets
- Report a problem with a street or alley light Department of Streets
- Report graffiti Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program
- Report illegal dumping Philadelphia Department of Sanitation
- Report illegal smoking Department of Public Health
- Report missed trash or recycling pickup Philadelphia Department of Sanitation
- Request an L&I inspection Department of Licenses and Inspections
- Request a vacant lot cleanup Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program
- Request your immunization record Department of Public Health
- Right to Know Philadelphia Law Department
- Schedule trash collection for bulky household items Philadelphia Department of Sanitation
- Senior citizen water bill discount Philadelphia Water Department
- Submit a service request with 311 Philadelphia Philly311