Highbridge, Bronx

Highbridge
Looking north from 161st Street pedestrian overpass at Major Deegan Expressway
Looking north from 161st Street pedestrian overpass at Major Deegan Expressway
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°50′13″N 73°55′44″W / 40.837°N 73.929°W / 40.837; -73.929
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Community DistrictThe Bronx 4[1]
Area
 • Total1.57 km2 (0.605 sq mi)
Population
 • Total37,727
 • Density24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income$27,041
ZIP Codes
10452
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.highbridge.nyc

Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west. Ogden Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Highbridge.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 4, and its ZIP Code is 10452. The local subway is the IND Concourse Line (B and ​D trains), operating along the Grand Concourse, and the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (4 train), operating along Jerome Avenue. The area is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 44th Precinct.[4] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Highbridge neighborhood in New York". Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 44th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).