Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-1 and RSA-3 zoning in Pennypack, in the Northeast.
Search this neighborhoodPennypack is a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of about 11,000 residents between Bustleton and Winchester Park, east of Pennypack Park. Light industrial land (I-1) covers about 28% of it and RSA-3 attached lots 25%, with auto-oriented commercial (CA-2) at 8% and RM-2 apartments at 7%.
Frank McArdle Memorial Recreation Center and a Fairmount drainage right-of-way natural area are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 1, 14, 19, 20, 50, 88, 462 and 484 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Pennypack. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Pennypack include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 350 permits in Pennypack from January 2024 through October 2026, 52 of them building permits (9 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 17% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Pennypack by area is I-1 (light industrial land), covering about 28% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 25% and CA-2 (auto-oriented commercial) at 8%.
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