Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and SP-PO-A zoning in Whitman, in South Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodWhitman is a South Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood of about 9,500 residents near the sports complex, between Pennsport and the stadiums. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 51% of it.
Lawrence E. Murphy Recreation Center, Mifflin Square, Reverend Edward P. Burke Playground and the George Sharswood School are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 7, 57, 63 and 79 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Whitman. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Whitman include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 644 permits in Whitman from January 2024 through October 2026, 94 of them building permits (24 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 26% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Whitman by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 51% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 6%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Whitman 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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