Squirrel Hill is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and...

, south of Baltimore Ave and west of Clark Park

Clark Park

Clark Park is a municipal park in the Spruce Hill section of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its are bordered by 43rd and 45th streets, and by Baltimore and Woodland Avenues....

. It shares a border with the Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spruce Hill is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is between 40th and 46th streets, and it stretches from Market Street south to Woodland Avenue. It has a population of over 16,000. It was built as a streetcar suburb for Center City between 1850 and...

 and Cedar Park

Cedar Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cedar Park is a neighborhood located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built as a streetcar suburb for Center City between 1850 and 1910. It is a racially and ethnically diverse part of the city, with much of the historic architecture preserved...

 neighborhoods. By some accounts, this neighborhood is within the boundaries of the University City

University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University City is the easternmost region of West Philadelphia.The University of Pennsylvania has long been the dominant institution in the area and was instrumental in coining the name University City as part of a 1950s urban-renewal effort...

district.

Squirrel Hill has the distinction of operating its own Police substation staffed entirely by volunteers. "It is estimated that the substation has been responsible for reducing crime in the area by 26 percent."