Bustleton is a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood located between areas including Somerton, Rhawnhurst, and Fox Chase. The neighborhood is largely residential, with a mix of detached homes, twins, rowhomes, apartments, and commercial corridors that reflect the varied development patterns of Northeast Philadelphia.

Bustleton Avenue serves as one of the area's main routes for shopping, dining, services, and transportation. Pennypack Park is also nearby, offering miles of wooded trails, creekside scenery, recreation areas, and green space stretching through Northeast Philadelphia. Roosevelt Boulevard and other major roads provide connections toward Center City, Bucks County, and surrounding sections of the Northeast.