{{Short description|Neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | background_color= <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |image_skyline=File:SaundersPark2017.jpg |imagesize= |image_caption=Saunders Park Green near Powelton Village |image_flag= |name=Saunders Park<!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in --> |settlement_type = [[List of Philadelphia neighborhoods|Neighborhood of Philadelphia]] <!--such as Town, Village, City, Borough etc.--> <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |subdivision_type3 = City |subdivision_name3 = [[Philadelphia]] <!-- General information ---------------> | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Philadelphia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{Coord|39.959|-75.199|format=dms|display=title}} <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type= |postal_code= |area_codes=[[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215, 267 and 445]] }} {{portal|Philadelphia}} '''Saunders Park''' is a neighborhood in the [[West Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is bounded by [[Powelton Avenue]], 38th Street, [[Lancaster Avenue]], and 40th Street. It is west of [[Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Powelton Village]] and north of [[Spruce Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Spruce Hill]].

It is named for the park at the northeastern corner of 39th and Powelton Avenue. The [[Penn Presbyterian Medical Center]] is adjacent to the park.

Saunders Park is often considered to be a part of '''West Powelton''', which extends out to 42nd Street.

The neighborhood has participated in planning for its future with the [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. The report of that plan is available here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report of the Valley Regional Planning Commission |url=https://www.dvrpc.org/reports/04048.pdf |website=www.dvrpc.org}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/phlgreen/saunderspark.html Saunders Park Shapes Up!], Horticultural Society *[http://planphilly.com/neighborhoods/saunders-park Plan Philly description] for Saunders Park Neighborhood

[[File:SaundersPark2.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Saunders Park sign]] {{West Philadelphia}}

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia]] [[Category:West Philadelphia]]

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