North Central Austin is a colloquial term referring to an area north of downtown Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

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Definitions

The City of Austin has no official definition of "North Central Austin". The Planning and Development Review Department divides Austin's core into neighborhood planning areas, which mostly correspond to the boundaries of just one or two well-established neighborhood associations. The Austin Police Department has defined six area commands, among them "Central West", "Central East", "Northwest" and "Northeast", none of which are recognizable as "North Central". Austin's Parks and Recreation Department in its October 6, 2010, draft of its Long Range Plan appears to have revised its planning area definition, with Planning Area 9 corresponding to an area defined by Mopac on the west, 183 to the north, I-35 to the east and 2222 to the south, plus part of the North Lamar/Georgian Acres Combined NPA north of 183, and part of the North Loop NPA south of 2222.

The Austin Board of Realtors in 2007 defined 25 "ACTRIS" regions to assist realtors and the public with identifying real estate. The North Central region runs from 2222 north all the way to 620 in Round Rock.
The civic organization Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin

Sustainable Neighborhoods

Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin is a civic organization based in the north central part of Austin, Texas. SN's mission is to ensure that redevelopment occurring on commercial arterials in North Central Austin is neighborhood-friendly....

, which uses the term in its name, defines its territorial scope based on the boundaries of six neighborhood associations: Allandale

Allandale, Austin, Texas

Allandale is a neighborhood in north central Austin, Texas.Allandale is located in ZIP codes 78756 and 78757. The neighborhood boundaries, generally defined by the boundaries of the Allandale Neighborhood Association, are Burnet Road to the east with the Brentwood and Crestview neighborhoods, Mopac...

, Brentwood

Brentwood, Austin, Texas

Brentwood is a neighborhood in central Austin, Texas.Brentwood comprises United States Census tracts 15.05 and 2.01, and ZIP codes 78756 and 78757. The area is bordered by Burnet Road and Allandale to the west, North Lamar Boulevard and North Loop on the east, 45th Street and Rosedale to the south,...

, Crestview, Highland, North Shoal Creek

North Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas

North Shoal Creek is a neighborhood in north central Austin, Texas established in the 1960s.North Shoal Creek comprises United States Census tract 18.7 and ZIP code 78757 in Travis County. The area is bordered by Mopac to the west, Research Blvd on the North, Burnet Road to the East and Anderson...

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Wooten, Austin, Texas

The Wooten neighborhood is located in Austin, Texas, and bounded by Burnet Road, Anderson Lane, and Research Blvd .-Geography:The Wooten Neighborhood is located at .-External links:* *...

. This definition mostly corresponds to a diamond of land bounded by the roads Mopac-183-I35-45th St. This part of Austin is undivided by highways, and shares a common architecture due to the prevalence of post-WWII single-family housing.