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Port Penn ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Port Penn, DE is 19731, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
592
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Port Penn itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, New Castle (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Port Penn in numbers

About 592 people live in Port Penn, in 189 households. The median household income is $72,009 a year, 15% below the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $383,900 (9% above the Delaware median). The median age is 66.0; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware).

Population592Port Penn592
Households189Port Penn189
Median age66.0Port Penn66.0Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,009Port Penn$72,009Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$383,900Port Penn$383,900Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Port Penn0.0%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Population density1,465 / sq miPort Penn1,465 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Port Penn

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Port Penn
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19731 Port Penn , DE Standard 655 $71,282 $369,300

Map of Port Penn ZIP codes

19731

The ZIP codes of Port Penn, 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 Port Penn

The nearest larger towns are Delaware City (1,950 people, 4.1 mi), St. Georges (1,530 people, 4.7 mi) and Salem, NJ (5,322 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Port Penn
TownPopulationDistance
Salem, NJ 5,322 6.9 mi
Middletown 24,661 8.8 mi
Bear 22,370 8.9 mi
Townsend 2,832 9.9 mi
Pennsville, NJ 12,233 10.2 mi
Glasgow 15,546 10.7 mi
New Castle 5,579 10.7 mi
Wilmington Manor 8,214 11.8 mi
Brookside 15,115 12.4 mi
Elkton, MD 15,910 14.2 mi
Carneys Point, NJ 8,050 14.5 mi
Newark 30,330 14.6 mi
Smyrna 13,165 15.3 mi
Elsmere 6,203 15.4 mi

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