Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and ICMX zoning in McGuire, in Lower North Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodMcGuire is a small neighborhood of about 2,500 residents in Lower North Philadelphia, between Fairhill and East Kensington. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 29% of it, ICMX industrial-commercial land 17% and RM-1 multi-family 11%.
SEPTA routes 54 and 57 serve the neighborhood, and the Market-Frankford Line's Allegheny and Huntingdon stations are a short distance east.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in McGuire. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of McGuire include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 189 permits in McGuire from January 2024 through October 2026, 29 of them building permits (0 for new construction) and 7 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 McGuire by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 29% of the neighborhood, followed by ICMX (industrial-commercial mixed-use) at 17% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 11%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
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