Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RM-1 and RSA-5 zoning in Society Hill, around Washington Square.
Search this neighborhoodSociety Hill is a historic residential neighborhood in Center City, between Washington Square West and Queen Village, with about 6,300 residents. Multi-family RM-1 zoning covers about 21% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots 19%.
Washington Square, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution, Head House Square, St. Peter's Church, Old Pine Street Church, Old St. Mary's Church, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the Hill-Physick House, the Powel House and Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church are all inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 12, 40, 42, 47 and 57 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Society Hill. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Society Hill include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 897 permits in Society Hill from January 2024 through October 2026, 186 of them building permits (1 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.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Society Hill by area is RM-1 (multi-family housing), covering about 21% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 19% and SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Society Hill 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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