Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Stanton, around Susquehanna-Dauphin.
Search this neighborhoodStanton is a North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 10,300 residents west of North Broad Street, between Strawberry Mansion and Hartranft. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 40% of it and multi-family RM-1 and RM-2 lots another 19%.
The Uptown Theater on North Broad Street, the Church of the Advocate on West Diamond Street, Jones Tabernacle A.M.E. Church, the Susquehanna-Dauphin station on the Broad Street Line and the Hank Gathers Recreation Center are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 2, 4, 16, 33, 39 and 54 also serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Stanton. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Stanton include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,150 permits in Stanton from January 2024 through October 2026, 154 of them building permits (30 for new construction) and 77 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 19% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Stanton by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 40% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 11% and RM-2 (multi-family housing) at 8%.
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