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Penn-North

Location

North -1100-1200 blocks of Fulton Ave. and Cloverdale Rd.

West -1900-2300 blocks of N. Fulton Ave.

East -2300-2500 blocks of McCulloh Ave.

South -1601-1659 North Side and South Side of W. North Ave

 


Zip Code - 21217

Description

Penn-North is a working class community, be it by car, mass transit, or by foot that's minutes away from downtown Baltimore. This mostly residential community features two and three story brick row homes with large back yards. Also, Penn-North has a commercial fairway along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor leading to downtown Baltimore. 

History

Penn-North is located on census tract 1303, in ward 15, 4th District, West Baltimore in Baltimore, MD. English immigrants first settled the area in 1870s. By the 1890s census European merchants began to establish their business in the area. In the 1900s, the city's black elite began to settle along Druid Hill Avenue, McCulloh Street and Madison Avenue. By the 1920s, they expanded to North Avenue. The Penn-North community dates back over 100 years.

Contacts

Harry Johnson, Director

(410) 462-3883


Helen Bradford, Chairperson

(410) 523-2464

 

2723 Pennsylvania Ave.

Penn-North Revitalization Corporation

Baltimore, MD 21217

 

Educational Resources

From pre-school to high school, Baltimore City’s schools serve students and families across more than 225 neighborhoods. Parents and students have numerous choices from public, private, parochial, and charter schools. Many elementary schools are zoned geographically, but are increasingly becoming schools of choice. All high schools are choice schools and all middle schools are becoming schools of choice in 2010-2011. This means students can apply to attend any school in the City regardless of their home address; some schools do have admission criteria. All charter schools and Transformation Schools have lotteries for admission.

Baltimore offers a wealth of opportunities when it comes to higher education at both the undergraduate, graduate and technical education levels. The seventeen colleges and universities within or near the City enroll more than 120,000 students. Through the Baltimore Collegetown Network, 16 area colleges cooperate and share resources, such as shuttle buses and libraries.

Community Personality


  • Close-knit
  • Involved
  • Social
  • Up and Coming
  • Urban

Housing Types

To Buy

New Construction,Rowhomes

To Rent

Apartments,Rental home

Resident Referral

Interested in this neighborhood and wish you could talk to someone who lives there? Click here to request a Residential Referral from one of Live Baltimore’s Ambassadors!


Homeownership Counseling


These agencies also offer other services, such as post-purchase education, default and delinquency counseling, community outreach, and credit and budgeting classes. Click here for a list in your area.

Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


Average Home Sales
Prices by neighborhood

Baltimore CityView
Mapping tool for cultural, civic, and property info

Crime Mapping
Crime data by address from the Baltimore Police Department


Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance 
Census-based interactive mapping data