This dataset includes over 30 thousands businesses licensed by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) of the City of Philadelphia. Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) issues licenses, permits, approvals to various types of businesses and trades in the city. Each business is registered with license number, business name, legal name, license issue date, location, etc.
Subject | Business and Economy |
Jurisdiction | City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Data Provider | Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I), City of Philadelphia |
Source | opendataphilly.org |
Licenses are required for individuals and businesses to engage in select commercial activities in the City of Philadelphia. For example, vendors and restaurants require a license in order to sell goods and food and trades-people, such as plumbers and contractors, require a license in order to practice their trade. The Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) is responsible for issuing trade and business licenses to such activities. Any person or legal entity that does business in Philadelphia needs a Commercial Activity License, including businesses that are located outside the city limits that do business in the city. This license links all of the businesses and the legal entity registered for the Business Income and Receipts Tax (BIRT). An Activity License Number is needed for certain kinds of non-commercial activity in Philadelphia, including renting up to three units in a building, operating a non-profit, getting a vacant property license (residential or commercial). A Contractor License is required for any business doing work that involves construction, demolition, or repair and does not require a specialized company license. Some work requires a specialized license, including complete demolition, electrical, fire suppression, and plumbing. This dataset includes current and previously licensed businesses and trades. The information includes license number, applicant business and legal entity name, license application type, property for which the license would be issued, application date, issue date, and expiration date. Mayor Michael Nutter signed Executive Order 1-12 in April of 2012 to establish a formal open data policy for the City of Philadelphia. The City's Open Government Plan outline specific objectives to incorporate the principles of open government into City operations and daily activities, and detail the specific steps that will be taken to realize the vision for open and transparent government. This plan will also set out a series of objectives for City departments, to provide clear guidance on what the City hopes to achieve through its open government program and the specific issues that will be addressed to enable them to more efficiently share information with outside users. |
The top three license types of Philadelphia busineses are Rental (87%), Food Preparing and Serving (3.8%), and Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) (2%), followed by Vacant Residential Property / Lot (1.8%), Food Establishment - Retail Permanent Location (0.8%), and Scales and Scanners (0.7%). While the vast majority of businesses are located in Philadelphia (98%), there are also significant number of businesses in the following cites: Huntingdon Valley, Brooklyn, New York, Bensalem, and Cherry Hill. The total number of licenced businesses noticeably decreased in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic; it dropped by about 30% in 2020 (from about 20,000 in 2019 to 13,000). In 2022, the number of businesses gets recovered, largely attributed to new market opportunities created by the pandemic. We expect to see more businesses being licensed in the upcoming years.
License Type | Licenses | Percent |
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Rental | 102290 | 77.60% |
Dumpster License - Private Property | 8354 | 6.34% |
Food Preparing and Serving | 4725 | 3.58% |
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) | 2786 | 2.11% |
Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2239 | 1.70% |
Scales and Scanners | 1689 | 1.28% |
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location | 1111 | 0.84% |
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing | 1050 | 0.80% |
Limited Lodging Operator | 902 | 0.68% |
Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) | 828 | 0.63% |
Hazardous Materials | 650 | 0.49% |
Towing | 473 | 0.36% |
Mailing City | Licenses | Percent |
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Philadelphia | 81124 | 61.55% |
phila | 2509 | 1.90% |
Brooklyn | 2170 | 1.65% |
Huntingdon Valley | 2071 | 1.57% |
New York | 862 | 0.65% |
Bensalem | 836 | 0.63% |
Cherry Hill | 814 | 0.62% |
Bala Cynwyd | 812 | 0.62% |
Jenkintown | 695 | 0.53% |
Lakewood | 626 | 0.47% |
Elkins Park | 503 | 0.38% |
Southampton | 483 | 0.37% |
Zip | Licenses | Percent |
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19149 | 6844 | 5.19% |
19134 | 6271 | 4.76% |
19143 | 6142 | 4.66% |
19124 | 5654 | 4.29% |
19146 | 5271 | 4.00% |
19104 | 4959 | 3.76% |
19140 | 4851 | 3.68% |
19139 | 4802 | 3.64% |
19148 | 4703 | 3.57% |
19121 | 4386 | 3.33% |
19120 | 4212 | 3.20% |
19132 | 3988 | 3.03% |
License Name | Address | License Type | Recent Issue Date |
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Eli & Nena Auto Repair LLC · Bladimil Burgos-Ortiz | PA | Towing | 2025-05-20 |
Rock of Ages Inc | 530 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147-2219 | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) | 2025-05-20 |
NA 3 Operating · Nathan Tulchinsky | 2824 Rosehill St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-3440 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Higher Level mngt llc | 1233 W Luzerne St, Philadelphia, PA 19140-3130 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Hong Nguyen | 4322 I St, Philadelphia, PA 19124-4302 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Yoav Harel Management Holdings, LTD | 1731 Scattergood St, Philadelphia, PA 19124-1246 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Curly’s carnival eats and creamery · Savvas Bouikidis | 6001-05 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128-1644 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
Nathalie Elizer | 531 W Fisher Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120-2701 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Pop & Ren Spot LLC · Benjamin Pritchett | 6508 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142-2215 | Amusement | 2025-05-20 |
Cpi2, LLC · Daniel Harvey | 2107 N 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121-1624 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Mrae Investments LLC · melissa theodule | 2832 Cecil B Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121-2736 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
YGM Venture LLC · Mandi Luo | 3407 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-1918 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
John Fuller | 319 N Robinson St, Philadelphia, PA 19139-1125 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
aamir hmoud | 6440-42 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5242 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Javese Phelps-Washington | 2734 W Albert St, Philadelphia, PA 19132-3136 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Innovative Scholars Academy · Duran McAliley | 5039 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124-2644 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
Min Lin | 2203 Disston St, Philadelphia, PA 19149-1917 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Scav Smart LLC · Alex Vainshelboim | 4658 Weymouth St, Philadelphia, PA 19120-4620 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Joan Huang | 2243 Longshore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19149-1912 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Golden Star Capital (Golden Star Capital) · Deni | 2065 Bennett Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19116-3019 | Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing | 2025-05-20 |
Nicole Gofman | 3331 Indian Queen Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19129-1519 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Jerry Viel (Jerry Viel) | 899 Scattergood St, Philadelphia, PA 19124-1016 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Aramark (Aramark @ Jefferson Frankford) · Aramark Corporation | 4900-40 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124-2695 | Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) | 2025-05-20 |
MidFirst Bank | 1757 Brill St, Philadelphia, PA 19124-1254 | Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2025-05-20 |
Philip Ve | 4034 Robbins St, Philadelphia, PA 19135-3016 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
L & A Minimarket Inc · Evelin Yanet Tavarez | 2916 Tulip St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-4125 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
MidFirst Bank | 5408 Diamond St, Philadelphia, PA 19131-3111 | Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2025-05-20 |
Pamela Bright | 2683 Braddock St, Philadelphia, PA 19125-1405 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
MidFirst Bank | 3053 N Bambrey St, Philadelphia, PA 19132-1302 | Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2025-05-20 |
Ricardo Vargas (Ricardo Vargas ) | 4616 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19140-1609 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
ymb management llc · yosef brisman | 403 Vernon Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19119-1951 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Jared Fine | 441 E Flora St, Philadelphia, PA 19125-3315 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Maria V Jimenez Jimenez | 2071 Kingston St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-2119 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Mrae Development Group (Mrae Development Group) | 5434 W Berks St, Philadelphia, PA 19131-3119 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Yan Lin | 6603 Lynford St, Philadelphia, PA 19149-2125 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Adebayo Adeyinka (Adebayo Adeyinka) | 5942 B St, Philadelphia, PA 19120-2007 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
pho mi rittenhouse inc (pho mi rittenhouse ) · stephen yau | 106 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4410 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
KDK Enterprices LLC | 226 Comly St, Philadelphia, PA 19120-1105 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Tikka Mahal LLC · Vibhor Verma | 1040 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-1551 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
Kimoya Johnson ( K B&M Jamaican Foods LLC) | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) | 2025-05-20 |
Sazon Dominicano Inc · Patricia Taveras Duarte | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) | 2025-05-20 |
Umarhayat (Mhhayat LLC) | PA | Vendor - Sidewalk Sales | 2025-05-20 |
South Philly Gyro king LLC | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) | 2025-05-20 |
Salimata Produce · Salimata Caloga | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) | 2025-05-20 |
Tamika Bradford | PA | Vendor - Sidewalk Sales | 2025-05-20 |
Levare Scott (Wheels Up Towing & Recovery) | PA | Towing | 2025-05-20 |
Limage Pierre Holdings LLC | 1860 Wakeling St, Philadelphia, PA 19124-2858 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Avenue Pizza and Wing | 3741 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2334 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
New Canela Grocery Inc · Ysauris Clases Remijio | 1900 W Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140-2807 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-20 |
MidFirst Bank | 4709 Disston St, Philadelphia, PA 19135-1901 | Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Wood Capital Investments 8, LLC · Michael Stillwell | 1307 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4407 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Minas Meat Market LLC | 8500-10 Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152-1204 | Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location | 2025-05-20 |
maria m vargas | 1825 E Orleans St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-3543 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Sadeeq Ali | 322 Loney St, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2236 | Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location | 2025-05-20 |
why so delicious LLC (why so delicious LLC) · Stanley James III | 1001 E Ontario St, Philadelphia, PA 19134 | Food Caterer | 2025-05-20 |
Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) | 1326 S Corlies St, Philadelphia, PA 19146-3508 | Rental | 2025-05-20 |
Mhhayat LLC | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) | 2025-05-20 |
astoria 2 inc · Eka Maisuradze | PA | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) | 2025-05-20 |
South Philly Gyro king LLC | PA | Vendor - Sidewalk Sales | 2025-05-20 |
Autozone Stores LLC (Autozone #5954) | 9701 E Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19114-1010 | Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) | 2025-05-19 |
Roscoe Williams | 3927 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140-3405 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Benjamin Harris | 1846 W Thompson St, Philadelphia, PA 19121-4914 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Emod Enterprise LLC · Damion Lilly | 4525 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140-1101 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Emod Enterprise LLC · Damion Lilly | 2523 S Felton St, Philadelphia, PA 19142-3111 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Golden Dwellings LLC · Moshe Asiag | 3025 N 24th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132-1311 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Hassan Tejan-Kella (San Estate LLC) | 1521 N 29th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121-3620 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Golden Dwellings LLC · Moshe Asiag | 2319 N Lambert St, Philadelphia, PA 19132-4819 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Mantua Holdings LLC · Isaac Katz | 1948 N Darien St, Philadelphia, PA 19122-2011 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Martinez Mini Market 1 Inc | 1300 N 57th St, Philadelphia, PA 19131-4107 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-19 |
Cpi2, LLC · Daniel Harvey | 2011 N Gratz St, Philadelphia, PA 19121-1511 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Mantua Holdings LLC · Isaac Katz | 1958 N Darien St, Philadelphia, PA 19122-2011 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Abdul Grier | 6803 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142-1226 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Ronald canzanese | 1508 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146-4809 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
BTS Square LLC · Tim Gu | 1616 S Ringgold St, Philadelphia, PA 19145-1313 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Zoological Society of Philadelphia.. | 3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196 | Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) | 2025-05-19 |
Matthew Kent (Matthew Kent) | 6121 Lawnton St, Philadelphia, PA 19128-2621 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Odessa Group LLC · Ioshpa Marat | 10045 Jeanes St, Philadelphia, PA 19116-3600 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Jianhui Chen | 6802 Sylvester St, Philadelphia, PA 19149-2218 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Joelle Sawan | 8619 Provident St, Philadelphia, PA 19150-1607 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
I&R Investments Group LLC | 6121 Yocum St, Philadelphia, PA 19142-2421 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Mohammad Paramanik | 217 N Creighton St, Philadelphia, PA 19139-1505 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Kiara M Gonzalez | 729 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140-4444 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Platinum Roof Properties LLC · Erik Faro | 1349 S Taylor St, Philadelphia, PA 19146-4020 | Rental | 2025-05-19 |
Tu Rinconcito llc (Tu Rinconcito) · Lorena Guevara Martinez | 17 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4507 | Food Preparing and Serving | 2025-05-19 |
PNC Mortgage (PNC MORTGAGE) | 2322 S Beulah St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-3815 | Vacant Residential Property / Lot | 2025-05-19 |