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Claymont ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Claymont, DE is 19703, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
8,786
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Claymont itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilmington (3.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Claymont uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Claymont in numbers

About 8,786 people live in Claymont, in 4,302 households, the 12th-largest of Delaware's 79 census places. The median household income is $74,712 a year, 12% below the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $276,600 (21% below the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,306 a month. The median age is 41.5; 35.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population8,786Claymont8,786
Households4,302Claymont4,302
Median age41.5Claymont41.5Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,712Claymont$74,712Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$276,600Claymont$276,600Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,306Claymont$1,306Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%Claymont35.9%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.2 minClaymont26.2 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,085 / sq miClaymont4,085 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Claymont CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Claymont

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Claymont
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19703 Claymont , DE Standard 15,460 $76,939 $284,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Claymont

These ZIP codes cover part of Claymont but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Claymont
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19809 Wilmington , DE Standard 14,311 $81,288 $314,900

Map of Claymont ZIP codes

19703

The ZIP codes of Claymont, DE, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Claymont

The nearest larger towns are Village Green-Green Ridge, PA (9,073 people, 4.6 mi), Chester, PA (33,619 people, 5.5 mi) and Wilmington (71,727 people, 6.0 mi).

Towns near Claymont
TownPopulationDistance
Boothwyn, PA 4,774 2.4 mi
Linwood, PA 3,921 2.4 mi
Edgemoor 6,349 4.2 mi
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA 9,073 4.6 mi
Penns Grove, NJ 4,882 5.2 mi
Chester, PA 33,619 5.5 mi
Upland, PA 3,057 5.6 mi
Brookhaven, PA 8,331 6.0 mi
Wilmington 71,727 6.0 mi
Chester Heights, PA 2,948 6.2 mi
Beckett, NJ 5,017 6.4 mi
Carneys Point, NJ 8,050 6.8 mi
Eddystone, PA 2,562 7.5 mi
Greenville 3,713 7.9 mi

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