Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California

Counting both major, well-known neighborhoods as well as smaller, specific subsections and developments, there are over 100 neighborhoods in San Francisco, California, USA.

Alamo Square

Anza Vista

Ashbury Heights

Ashbury Heights is a neighborhood on the hill to the south of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, east of Stanyan Street, north of Belgrave Avenue and west of Clayton Street. Tank Hill is located in the southeast corner of Ashbury Heights.

Balboa Park

Balboa Terrace

Balboa Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in southwestern San Francisco bounded by Junipero Serra Boulevard, Monterey Avenue, Aptos Street and Ocean Avenue along the southern edge of the exclusive St. Francis Wood development.

Bayview

The Bayview stretches along Third Street south of Evans Avenue, west of the Hunters Point neighborhood. The Anna E. Waden Library, which is scheduled for major renovations and improvements, is located on Third Street and Revere, where the Neighborhood History Preservation Project is housed. Within a block or two of the library are three urban gardens and public art projects, developed entirely by residents, known as the Quesada Gardens Initiative (the Quesada Garden, Bridgeview Garden, and Latona Garden-for images of the Latona Community Garden see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhondawinter/sets/72157605163796598/). The Bayview is known for its high crime rate, diverse population, warmer weather and community gardens. The neighborhood is home to two main African-American gangs, the Big Block gang and Westmob gang. The Bayview has the most African-American residents of any neighborhood in the city at about 60% black, as well as the highest rate of home ownership in the city. This is a link to the Quesada Gardens Initiative Bayview neighborhood blog: http://quesadagardensblog.blogspot.com/

Bernal Heights

Bernal Heights is a neighborhood perched on a hill in between the Mission district, the Bayview and the Portola district. The neighborhood is known for its community feeling and progressive vibe. The majority of the neighborhood is white, but there is a significant Latino and black populations in the area as well.

Buena Vista

The Buena Vista neighborhood is to the south of Buena Vista Park and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Market Street is to the south, and Corona Heights Park and neighborhood is to the east.

Castro

Cathedral Hill

Cathedral Hill is a small area in the Western Addition neighborhood surrounding Saint Mary's Cathedral on Geary Boulevard near Gough Street. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory are located in Cathedral Hill.

Cayuga Terrace

Cayuga Terrace, a subset neighborhood of the larger Mission Terrace neighborhood, is bounded by Geneva Avenue, Mission Street, I-280, and Daly City. It is bordered by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, and Oceanview. The Muni streetcar historic "car barn" is at one corner of this neighborhood. The award-winning Cayuga Park is located in this neighborhood.

China Basin

China Basin is a neighborhood built on landfill along the San Francisco Bay. It is south of Mission Creek and the Mission Bay neighborhood, and north of the Dogpatch neighborhood. AT&T Park is across Mission Creek.

Chinatown

Civic Center

Clarendon Heights

The Clarendon Heights neighborhood is in the central part of San Francisco, to the north of Twin Peaks and east of Mount Sutro. It stretches down to Corbett Avenue or Market Street, and Clarendon Avenue borders the north and west side.

Cole Valley

Corona Heights

The Corona Heights neighborhood is a small affluent district in San Francisco that surrounds the Corona Heights hill and park, south of Buena Vista Park and west of the Duboce Triangle. The Randall Museum is located at the end of Museum Way, in Corona Heights Park. The community is primarily a residential-only neighborhood composed of single family detached houses. The neighborhood is quite steep and tucked-away up in the hills, and as a result, many of the houses have spectacular city and park views. The neighborhood is part of a larger area in San Francisco that is commonly called the Upper Market area, but Corona Heights does have its own official designation. This residential-only neighborhood has a bit of suburban feel to it; it is roughly bordered by Roosevelt Way to the north, Castro to the east, Clayton to the west, and Market to the south. The Corona Heights District is officially designated as part of District 5 (Central), subdistrict G, also known as neighborhood 5g, by the San Francisco Association of Realtors. The community is in close proximity to The Castro neighborhood.

Cow Hollow

Cow Hollow is a generally affluent neighborhood located between Russian Hill and The Presidio, and bordering the Marina District on one side and Pacific Heights on the other. The land was used for cow grazing (as its name would imply) and a settlement for fishermen (the coast line was much closer to this area than it is now).

Crocker-Amazon

Diamond Heights

Dogpatch

Dolores Heights

The Dolores Heights neighborhood is built on top of a hill that is to the south of Dolores Park, west of the Mission District, east of The Castro and north of Noe Valley.

Duboce Triangle

Embarcadero

Eureka Valley

Excelsior

Fillmore

Financial District

Fisherman's Wharf

Forest Hill

Forest Knolls

Forest Knolls is built on the southwestern side of Mount Sutro, near the main UCSF campus. Warren Drive is the southern and western border of Forest Knolls, Mount Sutro is the northern border and the Midtown Terrace neighborhood is to the east.

French Quarter (Belden Place)

Glen Park

Golden Gate Heights

Golden Gate Heights (Sometimes called Sunset Heights) is a hilly neighborhood south of the Inner Sunset and northwest of Forest Hill. It is roughly bordered by Kirkham Street to the north, Quintara Street to the south, 8th Avenue to the east and 17th Avenue to the west. Grand View Park is a park on a hill on the northern side of the neighborhood, and Golden Gate Heights Park is a park on a hill on the southern side of the neighborhood.

Haight-Ashbury

Hayes Valley

Hunters Point

India Basin

Ingleside

The Ingleside neighborhood is located in the south western part of San Francisco, near City College. It is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north, Ashton Avenue to the west, Lakeview Avenue to the south and Interstate 280 to the east. The Ingleside Library is located on Ocean Avenue, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit Balboa Park Station is at the edge of the neighborhood on Geneva Avenue and San Jose.

Ingleside Terraces

Ingleside Terraces [http://www.sfog.us/homes/map.htm (map)] is an affluent neighborhood of approximately 750 [http://www.sfog.us/homes/index.htm homes] built at the former location of the [http://www.itha.org/history/history.html Ingleside Racetrack] in the [http://www.sfog.us/homes/sfit_map.htm southwestern part] of San Francisco. It is adjacent to the Ingleside neighborhood, and is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north, Ashton Avenue to the east, Holloway Avenue to the south and Junipero Serra Boulevard to the west. There is a large sundial [http://sfog.us/homes/Sundial.htm /] located on Entrada Court, surrounded by oval-shaped Urbano Drive, which was once a horse race track.

Inner Sunset

The Inner Sunset is the north eastern-most corner of the Sunset District. The commercial district around 9th Avenue and Irving Street is its general center. The neighborhood features the historic Catholic church, St. Anne of the Sunset, which was the original Catholic parish for the Sunset District and has stood at 14th and Judah for more than 100 years. The Inner Sunset is west of the UCSF medical center, south of Golden Gate Park and north of Golden Gate Heights.

Islais Creek

Jackson Square

Japantown

Jordan Park

Jordan Park is a small, upscale neighborhood in the north of San Francisco, bordered by Arguello Boulevard to the west, Geary Boulevard to the south, California Street to the north and Parker Street to the east. It is sometimes included as part of Laurel Heights.

Laguna Honda

Laguna Honda (or Forest Hill Extension) is a small neighborhood between Forest Hill and Mount Davidson. Laguna Honda Hospital and the Muni Metro Forest Hill Station are both located at the neighborhood's northeast corner near the intersection of Laguna Honda Boulevard and Dewey Boulevard. School of the Arts high school is in the southeast corner of the neighborhood on Portola Drive.

Lake

The Lake District is bound by the Presidio of San Francisco to the north, Presidio Heights to the East (Arguello Street), the Inner Richmond to the south (California Street), and Sea Cliff to the West (27th Avenue). The Lake District provides easy access to the Presidio, especially the golf course, Mountain Lake Park, Bay Area Ridge Trail and Baker Beach.

Lakeside

Lakeside is a long, narrow neighborhood between 19th Avenue (Highway 1) and Junipero Serra Boulevard to the south of Sloat Boulevard. San Francisco State University and the Stonestown Galleria shopping mall are both located on 19th Avenue, and the Merced Library is located in the Lakeside on Stonecrest Drive at Mercedes Way.

Laurel Heights

Laurel Heights is a neighborhood to the south of the Presidio and east of the Richmond District. It is bordered by Geary Boulevard or the University of San Francisco campus to the south, Arguello Boulevard to the west, California Street to the north and Presidio Avenue to the east. The Laurel Village shopping center is located on California between Laurel and Spruce, the California Pacific Medical Center is on California between Arguello and Maple, and a UCSF campus is located in the north eastern corner of the neighborhood.

Little Hollywood

Little Hollywood is a small neighborhood in the southeastern edge of San Francisco. It is centered around Blanken Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and U.S. Route 101. Little Hollywood Park is located on Lathrop Avenue, and the Bayshore Caltrain station is just south of the neighborhood, on Tunnel Avenue.

Little Russia

Little Russia is a section of the Richmond District. The area consists of (mostly Jewish) Russian-speaking immigrants living along Geary Boulevard between 14th and 26th Avenues.

Little Saigon

Lone Mountain

Lower Haight

Lower Pacific Heights

Lower Pacific Heights is located south of California Street until Geary Boulevard. The area is bordering Japan Town to the east, Western Addition to the south, Pacific Heights to the north and Laurel Heights to the west.

Lower Nob Hill

Lower Nob Hill is generally bounded by Post Street to the South, the south of California Street to the north, Hyde Street to the west, and Powell Street to the east. Lower Nob Hill was originally built as a high-end area and is historically part of Nob Hill. It is also an official historic district called the San Francisco Apartment and Hotel National Register Historic District. The successful nomination was written by architectural historian Ann Bloomfield in the 1980s.

Marina District

Merced Heights

Merced Heights is a neighborhood in the south western part of the city, west of the Ingleside and Oceanview neighborhoods. It is bordered to the south by Brotherhood Way, to the west by Junipero Serra Boulevard, to the north by Holloway Avenue, and to the east by Orizaba Avenue. The Oceanview Library is located on Randolph Street at Ramsell Street, and there are two public parks on Shields Avenue. One is at Arch Street, and the other is at Byxbee Street.

Merced Manor

Merced Manor is a neighborhood in southwestern San Francisco, between Stern Grove and Lake Merced. It is bordered by 19th Avenue (State Route 1) to the east, Sloat Boulevard to the north, 26th Avenue to the west and Eucalyptus Drive to the south. Lowell High School is located on Eucalyptus Drive, and the Merced Manor reservoir is on Sloat between 22nd and 23rd Avenues. The Stonestown Galleria shopping mall and San Francisco State University are both on 19th Avenue to the south of Merced Manor.

Midtown Terrace

Midtown Terrace is a neighborhood in central San Francisco, on the western slope of Twin Peaks. It was created as a single housing development in the late 1950s. Clarendon Avenue where it joins Twin Peaks Boulevard borders the neighborhood on the north and west. Panorama Drive winds through the neighborhood. Portola Drive borders the neighborhood's southern edge. Sutro Tower is on the northern side of Midtown Terrace, and the winding portion of Twin Peaks Boulevard that takes viewers to the Twin Peaks lookout forms the neighborhood's eastern edge. The Midtown Terrace Recreation Center is on Olympia Way at Clarendon.

Miraloma Park

The Miraloma Park neighborhood is in the central part of San Francisco, between Glen Canyon Park and Mount Davidson. Portola Drive borders Miraloma Park to the north, and the Sunnyside is to the south. Miraloma Playground is located on Omar Way at Rockdale, and Sunnyside Playground is south of Teresita Boulevard near Foerster Street.

Mission Bay

The new UCSF research campus at Mission Bay has led to the rapid growth of an affluent new neighborhood of luxury condominiums and fancy restaurants.

Mission District

Mission Dolores

Mission Dolores is the oldest non-native neighborhood in San Francisco and therefore its birthplace. It is named after Mission Dolores Parish, and is a sub-area of the Mission District. Yet long before European settlement, the Ohlone Indians had villages in the area going back to 500 A.D. They, together with the Miwok Indians, are the ones who built Mission Dolores Church with the Padres. Bounded by Market Street, the Central Freeway, Valencia Street, Twentieth Street, and Church/Sanchez Streets (transitioning at Seventeenth Street). Please refer to the Mission Dolores Historic Context Statement, unanimously adopted by the San Francisco Landmarks Board. This document can be viewed by either going to the San Francisco Planning Department’s web site, or the Grants/Documents Page of the Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association's web site.

Mission Terrace

Mission Terrace is a neighborhood in the south-central part of San Francisco. It is bounded on the north and west by Interstate 280, to the east by Alemany Blvd, and to the south by Ocean Ave. Mission Terrace borders Glen Park and Bernal Heights to the north, Excelsior to the east, Cayuga Terrace to the south, and Sunnyside, City College, and Ingleside to the west. Balboa Park and the Balboa Park Station are located in its southwest corner.

Mount Davidson

Nob Hill

Noe Valley

North Beach

NoPA (North of the Panhandle)

NoPA (or North Panhandle) is the area to the north of Golden Gate Park's Panhandle. It is bordered by Fell Street to the south, Golden Gate Park and Stanyan Street to the west, the University of San Francisco campus and Turk Street to the north and Divisadero Street to the east. Saint Mary's Medical Center is located in the neighborhood on Hayes Street between Stanyan and Shrader.

Oceanview

The Oceanview neighborhood is located in southern San Francisco, south of the Ingleside neighborhood and City College. It is bordered by Interstate 280 to the south and east, Lakeview Avenue to the north and Orizaba Avenue to the west. Oceanview Playground and Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center is located in the middle of the neighborhood, between Plymouth, Capitol, Lobos and Montana.

Outer Mission

see Cayuga Terrace

Pacific Heights

Park Merced

Parkside

Parkside is the southern part of the Sunset District, mainly south of Quintara Street between 19th Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. Abraham Lincoln High School is located on 24th Avenue, and the Parkside Library is located on Taraval Street at 23rd Avenue. Stern Grove borders the neighborhood to the south.

Polk Gulch

Polk Gulch is sometimes defined as the commercial section of Polk Street, roughly between Geary Street to the south and Union Street to the north. The Polk Corridor Business Association has announced in June 2006 the local business owners intend to publicize the neighborhood as "Polk Village".Fact|date=November 2007

Portola

Portola is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of San Francisco, northeast of McLaren Park. It is roughly bordered by San Bruno Avenue and U.S. Route 101 to the east, Mansell Street to the south, University Street to the west and Interstate 280 to the north. Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School is located on Mansell Street, and the Portola Library is at Silman Avenue and San Bruno Avenue (2450 San Bruno Ave.), at the 101 Silver Ave. Exit. The Library is to move into a new building in 2009 across the street from the E.R. Taylor Elementary School

Portola Place

Portola Place is a new development located in the Bayview district, and used to be a brewery. [http://www.sfweekly.com/1995-09-20/news/the-family-jewels/ San Francisco - News - The Family Jewels] ] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/octoferret/2113368929/ Portola Place on Flickr - Photo Sharing] ]

Potrero Hill

Presidio

Presidio Heights

Presidio Heights is a small, affluent neighborhood between the Presidio and Laurel Heights neighborhood. It is bordered by Pacific Street and the Presidio to the north, Arguello Boulevard to the west, California Street to the south and Presidio Avenue to the east.

Richmond District

Rincon Hill

Rincon Hill is a developing highrise neighborhood located south of the Financial District, within the larger envolope of South of Market. Due to its proximity to downtown, following the Gold Rush this was San Francisco's first affluent neighborhood. After several iterations of comprehensive planning, the hill is transitioning into a pedestrian oriented, high density, mixed use neighborhood. However, as current plans contain virtually no affordable housing element, it remaines to be seen whether the hill will blossom into the diverse area envisioned, or stagnate as a pied a terre zone for the regional and global elite.

Russian Hill

aint Francis Wood

ea Cliff

herwood Forest

Sherwood Forest is a small neighborhood on the south western slope of Mount Davidson. It is in the area with Dalewood way to the north and east and Lansdale Avenue to the south and west.

ilver Terrace

Silver Terrace is a neighborhood in the south eastern corner of San Francisco, between the Bayview and Portola neighborhoods. It is roughly bordered by Third Street to the east, Palou Avenue and Silver Avenue to the north, Williams Avenue to the south and Bayshore Boulevard and U.S. Route 101 to the west. A tunnel used by Caltrain runs under Silver Terrace.

outh Beach

The South Beach neighborhood encompasses the moderately affluent, medium-density mixed-use blocks which border The Embarcadero and King St. from south of the Bay Bridge down to 3rd Street. From two blocks inland westward is the South of Market neighborhood, and from south of Townsend Street and west of 3rd Street begins Mission Bay. The most notable feature of South Beach is AT&T Park in its south-east corner.

outh of Market

outh Park

unnyside

Sunnyside is a neighborhood to the south of Mount Davidson and north of City College. The Westwood Highlands neighborhood is to the west, and Interstate 280 is to the east. The [http://www.sfneighborhoodparks.org/parkhistories/sunnysideconservatory.html Sunnyside Conservatory] is located inside the neighborhood.

unnydale

Sunnydale is a small neighborhood located between McLaren Park and the Cow Palace. It is bordered by Geneva Avenue to the south, Sawyer Street to the east, Sunnyvale Avenue to the north and McLaren Park to the west.

unset District

Telegraph Hill

Tenderloin

Treasure Island

Twin Peaks

Union Square

University Mound

University Mound is a neighborhood to the north of McLaren Park, and is part of the Portola district. It is roughly bordered by Silver Avenue to the north, University Street to the east, McLaren Park to the south and Madison Street to the west. Many of the streets running north-south in University Mound are named after universities. University Mound is a primarily residential neighborhood, however it contains a reservoir, a nursing home for elderly women, and Phillip & Sala Burton High School. The Mound is significantly diverse and has a varying landscape.

Upper Market

Upper Market is the area between the southern end of Market Street and Twin Peaks mainly spanning Corbett Avenue and Burnett Avenue. Clayton Street is on the north side of Upper Market, and Portola Drive is to the south.

Visitacion Valley

Vista del Mar

Vista del Mar is a small neighborhood of the Outer Richmond It is bordered by 45th and 48th Avenues, and Seal Rock Drive and Balboa Street. It is also referred to as Sutro Heights.

West Portal

Western Addition

Westwood Highlands

Westwood Highlands is a small neighborhood to the north east of the intersection of Monterey Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue. The Westwood Park neighborhood is to the south, Saint Francis Wood is to the west, Sherwood Forest is to the north and the Sunnyside is to the east.

Westwood Park

References

ee also

*49-Mile Scenic Drive

External links

* [http://hood.theory.org/ The Neighborhood Project]
* [http://www.dreamworld.org/sfguide/Neighborhoods/index.html Alfredo Jacobo Perez Gomez's guide to SF neighborhoods]
* [http://www.propertiessanfrancisco.com/Neighborhoods/neighborhoods.htm San Francisco Neighborhoods] , at Properties San Francisco site. (Map of San Francisco Association of Realtors designations of San Francisco neighborhoods.)

pecific neighborhoods

* [http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/colevalley.shtml San Francisco Neighborhoods (Cole Valley)]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~ColeValley/index.html Cole Valley Home Page]
* [http://www.itha.org/ Ingleside Terraces Homes Association]
* [http://www.missiondna.org/ Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association]
* [http://missionterrace.org/ Mission Terrace Neighborhood]