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Philadelphia, PA

Shipping containers delivered in Philadelphia.

New and used 20ft, 40ft, and 40ft high-cube containers delivered tilt-bed across Philadelphia, the Main Line, South Jersey, and Delaware.

Used 20ft Philly delivered: $2,900–$3,500. Used 40ft: $3,500–$4,500. New (one-trip) 40ft HC: $6,500–$7,500.

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Delivery
Tilt-bed delivery for all Delaware Valley ZIPs. Lancaster County and rural PA add 1–2 days.
Permits
Philly L&I allows containers on private property under 180 days without a permit. Public ROW placement always requires a Streets Dept permit. Montgomery/Chester/Bucks HOAs vary — we flag by ZIP.
Service area
Philadelphia-area ZIPs, Pennsylvania and surrounding counties
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Philadelphia sits 45 minutes from the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, one of the busiest east-coast container ports and a primary intake for new one-trip inventory. That means short drayage and strong delivered pricing across the Delaware Valley — Philly itself, South Jersey, Delaware, and the Main Line.

Service area

Philadelphia neighborhoods we deliver to.

We deliver to every ZIP in Philadelphia-area Pennsylvania. Tilt- bed truck pulls in, sets the container where you want it, leaves. Below is the short-list of neighborhoods we work in most.

Center City & Rittenhouse
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Fishtown & Kensington
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Northern Liberties
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South Philly
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West Philly & University City
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Manayunk & Roxborough
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Chestnut Hill & Mt Airy
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Main Line (Ardmore, Bryn Mawr)
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South Jersey (Cherry Hill, Mt Laurel)
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Wilmington & Newark DE
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What Philadelphia buys

Popular use cases in Philadelphia.

  • 20ft Used (WWT) — the Fishtown/Kensington backyard staple and the standard for South Philly rowhouse renovations. $2,900–$3,500 delivered.
  • 40ft Used (WWT) — Main Line estate storage, Bucks County farms, jobsite staging. $3,500–$4,500 delivered.
  • 40ft High-Cube One-Trip — container homes along the Schuylkill, Northern Liberties retail, and South Jersey ADUs. $6,500–$7,500.

Typical delivery windows

  • City of Philadelphia (19101–19155): 3–5 business days
  • Main Line (Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Wayne): 3–5 business days
  • South Jersey (Cherry Hill, Camden, Mt Laurel): 3–5 business days
  • Delaware (Wilmington, Newark, Dover): 3–5 business days
  • Lancaster County / rural PA: 4–7 business days

Site prep for Philly

Rowhouse blocks are tight. Our pre-call dispatch reviews the alley width, utility lines, and street-parking rhythm before we commit a truck. For South Philly drops we usually ask the homeowner to coordinate a neighbor's permit-parking pullback for the morning of delivery.

Main Line and Bucks County estates run long gravel driveways with overhanging oaks; the 14ft clearance rule trips a surprising number of buyers on canopy-heavy lots.

Permits

City of Philadelphia L&I treats containers on private property as temporary storage (allowed) unless placed permanently; over 180 days triggers a zoning review. Public ROW placement requires a Streets Dept permit. Suburban townships across Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks counties vary — we flag HOA or township concerns at quote time.

Local rules

Permits, wind zones, and HOA notes for Philadelphia.

Philly container regulations at a glance

  • City of Philadelphia: containers on private property allowed under 180 days without a permit. Longer/permanent commercial placement requires zoning review at L&I.
  • Public ROW / street: always requires a Streets Dept permit regardless of duration.
  • Main Line townships (Lower Merion, Radnor): historic district rules restrict visible containers on street-facing lots. Rear-yard placement usually fine with HOA consent.
  • New Jersey (Camden, Burlington, Gloucester counties): township-by-township. Cherry Hill is moderately permissive; Mt Laurel requires a temporary-use zoning letter.
  • Delaware: New Castle County is very permissive. Wilmington city limits require a zoning letter for over-60-day placements.

This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. We flag the specific permit path in every Delaware Valley quote.

From Philadelphia customers

What Philadelphia contractors and homeowners are saying.

Fishtown rehab, 20ft used WWT, threaded a 12ft alley and placed it exactly on the concrete pad. Best delivery experience I've had in 15 years.
Ray M.
General contractor · Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA
Ardmore tree-canopy nightmare. Driver actually measured three limbs with a pole before committing. Zero damage to the oaks.
Sarah B.
Homeowner · Ardmore, PA
Cherry Hill pop-up retail. 40ft one-trip, delivery on a Monday, doors on Friday. Quote to receipt was 11 days total.
Jonah P.
Small business owner · Cherry Hill, NJ
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