19128
Roof replacement in Roxborough and Andorra
Covers Upper Roxborough, Andorra, Roxborough and Dearnley Park, in the city's Lower Northwest planning district. Detached houses make up 27% of owner-occupied homes here, far more than the city's 14%; rowhomes and twins are 66%.
This number connects homeowners who are planning a new roof or a full roof replacement with independent local roofing contractors. It is not for leak repairs or patch jobs. The call must come from the homeowner who decides on the roof. Calls may be recorded.
36
EZ roof covering replacement permits in 19128 in 2025
66%
of owner-occupied homes are rowhomes or twins (1-unit attached)
29%
of homes built in 1939 or earlier
58%
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 19128
36 EZ roof covering replacement permits were issued in 19128 during 2025: 24th of 46 ZIP codes. Per 1,000 owner-occupied homes that comes to 3.5, well below the citywide 6.6; landlords pull these permits as well. It has stayed in the same range since 2021, when there were 39. Through October 23, 2026, 30 more were issued in 2026, after 40 in 2024. All of them were filed as residential work.
The homes in 19128
19128 has 19,088 homes by the Census Bureau's count; owners live in 58% of those occupied, against 52% citywide. The median year built is 1961; 29% of homes date from 1939 or earlier and 23% from 1980 or later. Median owner-reported value: $353,500 (city $243,100).
What the roof job looks like here
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: twin and detached roofs, rowhouse flat roofs , tear-off or roof-over.
Historic designation
3 local historic districts reach into 19128: Manayunk Main Street Historic District, Ridge Avenue Roxborough and Victorian Roxborough. In all, 577 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
Roof permits issued in 19128 from 2021 through 2025 were filed for houses on 77 streets, led by Shawmont Ave (16), Ridge Ave (10) and Rochelle Ave (9). Of the 179 permits issued in 19128 from 2021 through 2025, the most came in September (23) and April (22), the fewest in December (4). December through February accounted for 16%.
- Shawmont Ave · 16
- Ridge Ave · 10
- Rochelle Ave · 9
- Manayunk Ave · 6
- Wigard Ave · 6
- Jamestown Ave · 5
- Leverington Ave · 5
- Fountain St · 4
Questions about a new roof in Roxborough and Andorra
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Roxborough and Andorra?
Yes. A roof covering replacement in Philadelphia goes through an EZ permit from L&I. In 2025 the City issued 36 of them in 19128 (Upper Roxborough and Andorra), 24th of 46 ZIP codes.
How old are the houses in Roxborough and Andorra?
29% of homes in 19128 were built in 1939 or earlier (city: 40%); the median year built is 1961. 58% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Is Roxborough and Andorra in a historic district?
3 local historic districts reach into 19128: Manayunk Main Street Historic District, Ridge Avenue Roxborough and Victorian Roxborough. For a designated property the Historical Commission approves the work, including a change of material such as slate to asphalt, before the permit.
Next to 19128
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.