About the neighborhood

Zip Code 19018 offers convenient access to public transportation, featuring three train stations on a key rail line and several nearby bus routes, making commuting straightforward and flexible. The neighborhood contains numerous local businesses and grocery stores, along with a selection of dining options on Baltimore Avenue, providing plenty of choices for daily needs and entertainment. The residential area showcases charming townhouses, spacious apartments, duplexes, and detached homes, many built before 1960, offering a range of housing sizes from cozy lofts to larger, multi-bedroom residences. Quiet surroundings enhance the area’s appeal, complemented by nearby parks in adjacent areas readily accessible to residents.

Characteristics

Transportation

Zip Code 19018 will attract house buyers that appreciate a diversity of methods of transportation. This area benefits from a reasonably good public transit system due to many nearby train stations on the Media / Wawa Line, Wilmington/Newark Line, Wilmington / Newark Line and Media/Wawa Line, and a few nearby bus lines. It is also convenient for pedestrians to navigate Zip Code 19018; many daily needs can be carried out without a vehicle, and there are also a fair number of businesses in proximity. It is occasionally challenging to commute by bike in this area as cyclists encounter quite a few slopes, and the cycling infrastructure is not very comprehensive.

Services

In Zip Code 19018, residents will typically be able to access primary schools as pedestrians. However, it can be very difficult to reach high schools without a car. Along with public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools. When it comes to food, house buyers in Zip Code 19018 will value that a grocery store is always only a short trip away. Likewise, those who like to dine in restaurants will have a good number of choices, for example on Baltimore Avenue, and a limited selection of coffee shops is available as well. It is also convenient to access a variety of clothing stores as a pedestrian.

Character

Zip Code 19018 has a character that caters to a fairly diverse group of people. Although the ambience is not the liveliest in this postal code with its about 20 bars, there are options for nighttime activities. Zip Code 19018 is quiet overall, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue, although there are still several noisier sections, especially near the railway line. There are about 40 parks close by for residents to explore, like Collingdale Park and Glenolden Park, and they are very well-distributed, which results in them being easy to reach from the majority of locations in this area.

Car friendly6.0

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly4.2

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly6.2

Many pleasant streets and pedestrian-oriented shops within a short walk. Meeting daily needs on foot is often practical

Transit friendly5.0

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants7.2

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries8.4

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk