Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington

Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington are officially grouped by the Spokane City Council into three main city council districts: 1, 2, and 3. Each city council district contains multiple, official neighborhoods that are recognized with a neighborhood council. Informally, neighborhoods are colloquially grouped by local geographical, geological, cultural, or historical features (such as South Hill, North Side, Five Mile, Hillyard, South Perry, etc.) The list of neighborhoods below is organized based on the official designations by the City of Spokane. Unofficial neighborhoods and districts are listed within the official neighborhood in which they are located.

Neighborhoods in Spokane range from the late Victorian-era to the contemporary. With major peopling coming from the city's origins as a major rail center in the early 20th century, before the automobile, this has had an indelible impact on the urban form and character of Spokane and its neighborhoods.^[1][2] As the primary mode of transport was rail during its intensive growth phase, Spokane's first neighborhoods were dense streetcar suburbs, neighborhoods outside the hectic downtown where real estate companies developed transit-oriented housing where the interurbans were integral to their convenience and value.^[3][4][2] Much of Spokane city proper consists of traditionally planned neighborhoods with gridded streets that meet at straight, right angles that are well suited to efficient rail transit and often included a neighborhood shopping center on the block for residents.^[5][6] Spokane's interurban lines extended from Francis Avenue in the north to 38th Avenue on the South Hill.^[3] Beyond the former streetcar suburbs lie typical post World War II Suburban developments that consist mostly of single family housing.