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Tremont is a district in the Bronx, in New York City which composes a group of neighborhoods. Rather than having come from a colonial settlement, the name "Tremont" was invented by a postmaster in the 1800s, derived from the three ("tre") neighborhoods of Mount Eden, Mount Hope, and Fairmount in the west-central Bronx.

Tremont's boundaries are about 183rd Street in the north, Southern Boulevard in the east, Crotona Park, 173rd Street, and Mount Eden Avenue and Parkway in the south (running exactly 2 blocks south of the Cross Bronx Expressway), and Jerome Avenue in the west. To the north is the Fordham section, to the east is West Farms, to the south is Morrisania, and to the west is Morris and University Heights.

Traditionally, therefore, the Cross Bronx Expressway actually bisects Tremont, rather than 'under-pinning' it to the south. This is no coincidence, as developer Robert Moses rammed the infamous highway through the neighborhood, more or less destroying it. This in part is considered to be the cause of the fall of the South Bronx in the latter part of the 20th century.

Today, the Grand Concourse is the primary thoroughfare through Tremont. The local subway is the IND Concourse Line (B D), operating along the Grand Concourse. Zip codes include 10453 and 10457. The area is patrolled by the 46th Precinct located at 2120 Ryer Avenue within Tremont.