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19027

ZIP 19027 is Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County; area codes 215, 267 and 445; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
20,420
Coordinates
40.0735, -75.1245
☼ Live from 19027 — Elkins Park, PA

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Where 19027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19027
  • 🔢 Type 19027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,027 = 53 × 359. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19026 (Drexel Hill, PA, 13 mi away) and 19028 (Edgemont, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19027 becomes 72091, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,239 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19027 and you would come out at 40.07°S, 104.88°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 19027 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,420This ZIP20,420
Households8,470This ZIP8,470
Housing units8,575This ZIP8,575
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$106,066This ZIP$106,066Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$391,600This ZIP$391,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,483This ZIP$1,483Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.8%This ZIP57.8%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density5,189.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,189.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments449This ZIP449
Employees5,315This ZIP5,315
Annual payroll$260,782,000This ZIP$260,782,000
Tax returns filed9,480This ZIP9,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,059,390,000This ZIP$1,059,390,000

Land area

Land area3.94 sq miThis ZIP3.94 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19027

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ZIP codes near 19027

ZIPCityDistance
19126 Philadelphia, PA 1.4 mi
19012 Cheltenham, PA 1.4 mi
19095 Wyncote, PA 1.7 mi
19046 Jenkintown, PA 2.2 mi
19138 Philadelphia, PA 2.2 mi
19150 Philadelphia, PA 2.5 mi
19111 Philadelphia, PA 2.5 mi
19141 Philadelphia, PA 2.7 mi
19120 Philadelphia, PA 2.7 mi
19038 Glenside, PA 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19027?

19027 is in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0735, -75.1245.

What county is 19027 in?

19027 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 19027?

Elkins Park uses area codes 215, 267 and 445, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19027 in?

19027 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19027?

About 20,420 people live in ZIP code 19027, in 8,470 households, at 5,189.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 19027?

$106,066 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19027?

The closest are 19126 (1.4 mi), 19012 (1.4 mi), 19095 (1.7 mi), 19046 (2.2 mi) and 19138 (2.2 mi).

Is 19027 a PO Box ZIP code?

19027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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