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Townsend ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Townsend, DE is 19734, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,832
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Townsend itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Middletown (7.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Townsend in numbers

About 2,832 people live in Townsend, in 794 households, the 34th-largest of Delaware's 79 census places. The median household income is $153,000 a year, 80% above the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $465,100 (32% above the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,193 a month. The median age is 36.5; 41.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population2,832Townsend2,832
Households794Townsend794
Median age36.5Townsend36.5Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$153,000Townsend$153,000Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$465,100Townsend$465,100Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,193Townsend$1,193Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%Townsend41.5%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute34.6 minTownsend34.6 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,672 / sq miTownsend2,672 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Townsend

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Townsend
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19734 Townsend , DE Standard 14,214 $127,803 $430,700

Map of Townsend ZIP codes

19734

The ZIP codes of Townsend, 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 Townsend

The nearest larger towns are Middletown (24,661 people, 2.8 mi), Smyrna (13,165 people, 9.0 mi) and Clayton (4,222 people, 9.7 mi).

Towns near Townsend
TownPopulationDistance
Middletown 24,661 2.8 mi
Smyrna 13,165 9.0 mi
Clayton 4,222 9.7 mi
Glasgow 15,546 13.8 mi
Bear 22,370 14.8 mi
Elkton, MD 15,910 15.3 mi
Salem, NJ 5,322 16.5 mi
Brookside 15,115 18.1 mi
North East, MD 4,134 19.1 mi
Newark 30,330 19.1 mi
Dover 39,837 19.4 mi
New Castle 5,579 19.6 mi
Pennsville, NJ 12,233 19.9 mi
Wilmington Manor 8,214 20.3 mi

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