19130
Roof replacement in Fairmount and Spring Garden
Covers Fairmount, Spring Garden, Logan Square and Francisville, in the city's Central planning district. 57% of owner-occupied homes here are rowhomes or twins and 5% are detached, so the roofs on one block can be a low-slope membrane and on the next a pitched shingle roof.
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15
EZ roof covering replacement permits in 19130 in 2025
57%
of owner-occupied homes are rowhomes or twins (1-unit attached)
40%
of homes built in 1939 or earlier
38%
of occupied homes lived in by their owners
Permits: City of Philadelphia L&I open data. Homes: Census ACS 2020–2024.
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Roof permits in 19130
In 2025 the City issued 15 EZ permits for roof covering replacement in 19130, 39th of 46 ZIP codes. That is 2.4 per 1,000 owner-occupied homes, well below the city's 6.6 (rented houses get permits too, so read it as a yardstick). It has stayed in the same range since 2021, when there were 18. Through October 23, 2026, 14 more were issued in 2026, after 20 in 2024. Residential: 14; commercial: 1.
The homes in 19130
The Census Bureau counts 18,055 homes in 19130, 38% of the occupied ones owner-occupied (city: 52%). The median year built is 1957; 40% of homes date from 1939 or earlier and 32% from 1980 or later. Median owner-reported value: $491,800 (city $243,100).
What the roof job looks like here
The City's own Rowhouse Manual puts it plainly: "Most rowhouse roofs appear 'flat', although they are actually gently sloped toward a drain." Replacing one means a low-slope membrane, run up the parapet and sealed where it meets the roofs next door.
Where a house here has a pitched roof, the City's re-roofing standard allows asphalt shingles only on slopes of 2 in 12 or steeper, so a shingled main slope and a low rear roof can need two different systems on one house.
Read more: rowhouse flat roofs, flat roof systems , tear-off or roof-over.
Historic designation
One local historic district reaches into 19130: Spring Garden. In all, 1,599 properties in this ZIP code are on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
For a designated property the City's EZ re-roofing standard does not apply "without prior approval" of the Historical Commission, so the commission's sign-off comes before the permit, and a change of material, such as slate to asphalt, is part of what it looks at.
Which streets, which months
From 2021 through 2025, roof permits in 19130 went to addresses on 39 different streets. The most were on Green St (8), Wallace St (7) and Fairmount Ave (4). Of the 80 permits issued in 19130 from 2021 through 2025, the most came in July (11) and October (9), the fewest in February (1). Only 15% fell in December through February.
- Green St · 8
- Wallace St · 7
- Fairmount Ave · 4
- Spring Garden St · 4
- N 25th St · 3
- Pennsylvania Ave · 3
- N 26th St · 3
- Brown St · 3
Questions about a new roof in Fairmount and Spring Garden
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Fairmount and Spring Garden?
Yes. A roof covering replacement in Philadelphia goes through an EZ permit from L&I. In 2025 the City issued 15 of them in 19130 (Fairmount and Spring Garden), 39th of 46 ZIP codes.
How old are the houses in Fairmount and Spring Garden?
40% of homes in 19130 were built in 1939 or earlier (city: 40%); the median year built is 1957. 38% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020–2024).
What kind of roof do rowhomes in Fairmount and Spring Garden have?
57% of owner-occupied homes here are rowhomes or twins. Most rowhouse roofs look flat but slope gently toward a drain, so a replacement means a low-slope membrane turned up the parapet and sealed to the roofs next door.
Is Fairmount and Spring Garden in a historic district?
One local historic district reaches into 19130: Spring Garden. For a designated property the Historical Commission approves the work, including a change of material such as slate to asphalt, before the permit.
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Sources: L&I permits (OpenDataPhilly) and City map layers, queried October 24, 2026; Census ACS 2020–2024; L&I EZ re-roofing standard; Rowhouse Manual. All sources. Checked October 24, 2026.