Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RM-1 and RSA-5 zoning in North Central, around Temple University.
Search this neighborhoodNorth Central is a North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 19,500 residents centered on Temple University's Main Campus, along North Broad Street. Multi-family RM-1 zoning covers about 26% of it, RSA-5 rowhouse lots 21% and institutional (SP-INS) land 7%.
The Liacouras Center, the Wagner Free Institute of Science on West Montgomery Avenue, the Freedom Theatre, St. Joseph's Preparatory School on West Girard Avenue and the Blue Horizon are inside the boundary, along with the Broad Street Line's Cecil B. Moore and Girard stations. The Route 15 trolley and bus routes 2, 3, 4, 16, 33 and 61 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in North Central. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of North Central include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,472 permits in North Central from January 2024 through October 2026, 200 of them building permits (49 for new construction) and 40 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 25% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in North Central by area is RM-1 (multi-family housing), covering about 26% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 21% and SP-INS (institutional campuses) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
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