 The route turns northeast onto East Presqueisle Street and heading into the commercial downtown of Phillipsburg.PA 53 comes to the square in the center of town, at which point PA 350 heads south on South Centre Street, PA 504 heads east on East Presqueisle Street, and PA 53 briefly turns northwest onto a one-way pair that soon becomes two-lane, two-way north Centre Street, passing homes.The road heads into business areas and gains a center-left turn lane, becoming the border between Phillipsburg to the west and Rush Township to the east.