Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and SP-PO-A zoning in Manayunk, on Main Street and the Manayunk Canal.
Search this neighborhoodManayunk is a former mill town on the steep hillside above the Schuylkill River in the Northwest, with about 6,700 residents. Its rowhouses, mostly RSA-5 lots covering 40% of the area, climb the hill above Main Street, and the Manayunk Canal and its towpath run along the river.
The Manayunk Bridge Trail, Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, Pretzel Park, Boone Park and Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center are inside the boundary, with St. Josephat's Church on Cotton Street and St. David's Episcopal Church on Dupont Street. Manayunk station on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line and bus routes 27 and 61 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Manayunk. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Manayunk include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 711 permits in Manayunk from January 2024 through October 2026, 88 of them building permits (17 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 19% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Manayunk by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 40% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 7% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 6%.
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View schools →Location reports for Manayunk addresses surface City of Philadelphia L&I building permits, code violations, 311 requests, nearby parks and the applicable Philadelphia Zoning Code district.
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