A city block, residential block, urban block, or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design.
In a city with a grid system, the block is the smallest group of buildings that is surrounded by See more

Some variations of the interpretation of city blocks include superblocks, subblocks, and perimeter blocks.
Superblock
A superblock, or super-block, is an area of urban land that is bounded by arterial roads See more

• Census block
• Grid plan
• Manhattan distance
• Urban design
• Urban planning See more

In most cities of the New World that were planned rather than developing gradually over a long period of time, streets are typically laid out on a See more

As an informal unit of distance
In North American English and Australian English, the word "block" is used as an informal unit of distance. For example, someone giving directions might say, "It's three blocks from here", meaning either literally three blocks … See more