Area
Vicinity, Neighborhood
noun
This is the noun version of the kanji for area. This makes it have the same meaning as the kanji: area, vicinity, or neighborhood.
あたり
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
If you think about an area that you're in, it's the place you're at (あた).
辺りはしーんとしずまりかえっていた。
The area fell silent.
そうだ、ちょっと言いわすれていたんだけど、この辺りにえきはないからね。
Oh, I forgot to tell you that there is no station in this neighborhood.
彼のトイレはこの辺りに違いない。
His bathroom must be somewhere around here.