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Elsmere ZIP codes, Delaware

No ZIP code is named for Elsmere, DE; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 19805 and 19804. Its area code is 302.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
6,203
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Elsmere itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilmington (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Elsmere in numbers

About 6,203 people live in Elsmere, in 2,238 households, the 20th-largest of Delaware's 79 census places. The median household income is $67,944 a year, 20% below the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,800 (36% below the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,339 a month. The median age is 35.5; 15.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population6,203Elsmere6,203
Households2,238Elsmere2,238
Median age35.5Elsmere35.5Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,944Elsmere$67,944Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$225,800Elsmere$225,800Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,339Elsmere$1,339Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%Elsmere15.1%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.4 minElsmere24.4 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density6,285 / sq miElsmere6,285 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Elsmere

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

ZIP codes overlapping Elsmere
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19804 Wilmington , DE Standard 18,779 $79,701 $264,100
19805 Wilmington , DE Standard 41,402 $60,221 $237,100

Map of Elsmere ZIP codes

1980419805

The ZIP codes of Elsmere, 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 Elsmere

The nearest larger towns are Wilmington (71,727 people, 3.3 mi), Wilmington Manor (8,214 people, 3.7 mi) and Edgemoor (6,349 people, 4.8 mi).

Towns near Elsmere
TownPopulationDistance
Greenville 3,713 2.6 mi
Wilmington 71,727 3.3 mi
Wilmington Manor 8,214 3.7 mi
Edgemoor 6,349 4.8 mi
New Castle 5,579 5.0 mi
Pike Creek 7,129 5.4 mi
Pike Creek Valley 12,431 5.5 mi
Hockessin 13,439 5.5 mi
Penns Grove, NJ 4,882 6.7 mi
Carneys Point, NJ 8,050 7.1 mi
North Star 7,834 7.5 mi
Brookside 15,115 7.8 mi
Pennsville, NJ 12,233 8.0 mi
Claymont 8,786 8.4 mi

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