Port Morris, Bronx
Port Morris is a mixed use, primarily industrial neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Its boundaries are the Major Deegan Expressway and Bruckner Expressway to the north, East 149th Street to the east, the East River to the southeast, the Bronx Kill to the south, and the Harlem River (Park Avenue stub) to the west. Its ZIP Code is 10454 and 10451. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 40th Precinct.
Port Morris | |
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The Clock Tower, former factory now serving residential and commercial tenants | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40.802°N 73.91°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | The Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.92 km2 (0.742 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,523 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $38,834 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hispanic and Latino Americans | 72.3% |
| • African-American | 24.7% |
| • White | 1.7% |
| • Asian | 0.4% |
| • Others | 1% |
| ZIP Codes | 10454, 10451 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Oak Point, the southern tip of the West Bronx, is in Port Morris; it contains the Oak Point Yard. The area is also traversed by the Bruckner Expressway, a major freeway. Most of the neighborhood is within walking distance from several stations of IRT Pelham Line (6 train).