Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and ICMX zoning in Wissahickon, where the Wissahickon meets the Schuylkill.
Search this neighborhoodWissahickon is a small Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood of about 4,300 residents near where Wissahickon Creek meets the Schuylkill River, between Manayunk and Roxborough. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 28% of it, ICMX industrial-commercial land 14% and detached RSD-1 lots 8%.
Wissahickon station on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line is inside the boundary, and bus routes 9, 27, 61, 65, 441 and 445 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Wissahickon. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Wissahickon include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 321 permits in Wissahickon from January 2024 through October 2026, 38 of them building permits (4 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 11% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Wissahickon by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 28% of the neighborhood, followed by ICMX (industrial-commercial mixed-use) at 14% and RSD-1 (detached single-family houses) at 8%.
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