Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and I-2 zoning in Frankford, at the Frankford Transportation Center.
Search this neighborhoodFrankford is a Lower Northeast neighborhood of about 21,900 residents, a village of its own before the 1854 consolidation of Philadelphia. It is the northeastern terminus of the Market-Frankford Line at the Frankford Transportation Center, and RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 22% of it, with industrial land at 11% and RM-1 at 9%.
Overington Park, Womrath Park, Gambrel Playground, DiTizio Playground, McIlvain Playground and the Joseph Deni Recreation Center are among its parks. The Trenton Regional Rail Line and bus routes 3, 5, 25, 41, 56 and 495 also serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Frankford. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Frankford include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,582 permits in Frankford from January 2024 through October 2026, 245 of them building permits (9 for new construction) and 26 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Building permits are almost all for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with little new construction.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Frankford by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 22% of the neighborhood, followed by I-2 (medium industrial land) at 11% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 9%.
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