Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and SP-PO-A zoning in Olney, along Fifth Street and Olney Avenue.
Search this neighborhoodOlney is one of the largest neighborhoods in the city, with about 40,800 residents in the northern part of North Philadelphia, between Logan and Lawndale. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 36% of it, with parks and open space at 9% and RSA-3 lots at 9%.
Tacony Creek Park, Fisher Park, Olney Recreation Center, Charles J. Ziehler Playground and John L. Barrett Playground are inside the boundary. Several Regional Rail lines (Fox Chase, Lansdale/Doylestown, Warminster and West Trenton) stop in the neighborhood, and bus routes 26, 41, 47 and 57 serve it. The Broad Street Line's Olney Transit Center sits on its western edge, just across the boundary in Logan.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Olney. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Olney include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,749 permits in Olney from January 2024 through October 2026, 187 of them building permits (2 for new construction) and 15 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 Olney by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 36% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 9% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 9%.
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View schools →Location reports for Olney 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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