Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSD-3 and RSA-5 zoning in Wynnefield, along City Avenue.
Search this neighborhoodWynnefield is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of about 13,800 residents along the city line, between Overbrook and West Park. Detached RSD-3 lots cover about 26% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots 25%, with light industrial land at 12%.
The Cynwyd Regional Rail Line, West Fairmount Park, Parkside Evans Recreation Center, Beeber Junior High School on Malvern Avenue and Mastery Charter School at Mann are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 38, 40, 52 and 63 also serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Wynnefield. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Wynnefield include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 986 permits in Wynnefield from January 2024 through October 2026, 145 of them building permits (7 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 5% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Wynnefield by area is RSD-3 (detached single-family houses), covering about 26% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 25% and I-1 (light industrial land) at 12%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
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