16.8. How to Change Your Neighborhood's Boundary

It will possibly be necessary to change the boundary (map) of your neighborhood. For example, if new houses are added to your neighborhood, it will be necessary to add those address in Nextdoor.

To change the neighborhood boundary:

  1. Click your name near the top right corner of the home page.

  2. On the menu that drops down, click Lead features, then Adjust the neighborhood boundary. An Adjust your neighborhood boundary form will come into view.

  3. To continue to change the boundary, click the green [Fine-Tune] button. An Adjust your neighborhood boundary page will come into view. The Adjust your neighborhood boundary page includes a map of your neighborhood and the adjacent area. For help to move around in and change the view of the map, see Chapter 11, How to Use the Neighborhood Map.

    • Areas shown in red on the map are included in other Nextdoor neighborhoods. If a red area is in your neighborhood, you must get help from Nextdoor 's technical support department to add that area to your neighborhood.

    • Areas shown in gray are not part of a Nextdoor neighborhood. To see more information about a gray area, move the mouse cursor on top of that area. An information bubble will come into view. The information bubble shows the address or addresses and number of households in that area.

      Note

      If no information bubble comes into view, you cannot add that area to your neighborhood.

      Note

      An area on the map can include one or more addresses.

      To add a gray area to your neighborhood, click it. The area will turn green.

    • Areas shown in green are part of your neighborhood. To see more information about a green area, move the mouse cursor on top of that area. An information bubble will come into view.

      To remove a green area from your neighborhood, click it. The area will turn gray.

  4. To save your changes, click the green [Update boundary] button near the bottom right corner of the page.

    Note

    To cancel your changes but stay on the Adjust your neighborhood boundary page, click the gray [Start over] button.

    To cancel your changes and go back to the home page, click the Don't make changes link at the bottom right corner of the page.