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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2017-09-29</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001703489</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PDL Community Bancorp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PDLB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001454511</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Perez Frank</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PDL COMMUNITY BANCORP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2244 WESTCHESTER AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BRONX</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10462</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive VP; CFO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ben Smolij as attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
