Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and CA-1 zoning in Rhawnhurst, beside Pennypack Park.
Search this neighborhoodRhawnhurst is a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of about 27,600 residents between Fox Chase and Lexington Park, bordered by Pennypack Park. Attached RSA-3 lots cover about 51% of it, the largest single share of any district in this registry.
A stretch of Pennypack Park, George C. Pelbano Playground and Bradford Park are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 1, 14, 20, 28, 58, 59, 70 and 77 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Rhawnhurst. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Rhawnhurst include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,096 permits in Rhawnhurst from January 2024 through October 2026, 136 of them building permits (5 for new construction); 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 Rhawnhurst by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 51% of the neighborhood, followed by CA-1 (auto-oriented commercial) at 5%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Rhawnhurst 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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