It is bounded by Front Street to the east, 6th Street to the west, Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south and Lehigh Avenue to the north.

As of the 2010 Census, West Kensington was 71.7% Hispanic, 17.2% African American, 5% White, 2.9% Asian, 3.1% other.

[citation needed] The neighborhood was the fictional setting of the movie Rocky, by Sylvester Stallone.

It is alternatively known as "K&A" (for the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues.)

The Free Library of Philadelphia Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.