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19029

ZIP 19029 is Essington, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County; area codes 215, 267 and 445; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Delaware
Population
3,980
Coordinates
39.8627, -75.2927
☼ Live from 19029 — Essington, PA

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Where 19029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19029
  • 🔢 Type 19029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,029 = 3 × 6343. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19028 (Edgemont, PA, 11 mi away) and 19030 (Fairless Hills, PA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19029 becomes 92091 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 2,353 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01929, 02199, 02919, 09192, 10992, 19092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09192 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,232 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19029 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 104.71°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 19029 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,980This ZIP3,980
Households1,781This ZIP1,781
Housing units1,917This ZIP1,917
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,451This ZIP$53,451Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$207,400This ZIP$207,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,351This ZIP$1,351Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density1,837.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,837.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees2,325This ZIP2,325
Annual payroll$156,151,000This ZIP$156,151,000
Tax returns filed2,080This ZIP2,080
Total adjusted gross income$122,127,000This ZIP$122,127,000

Land area

Land area2.17 sq miThis ZIP2.17 sq mi
Water area1.75 sq miThis ZIP1.75 sq mi

ZIP codes near 19029

ZIPCityDistance
19113 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19074 Norwood, PA 1.6 mi
19078 Ridley Park, PA 1.7 mi
19076 Prospect Park, PA 1.8 mi
19032 Folcroft, PA 2.0 mi
08027 Gibbstown, NJ 2.4 mi
19022 Crum Lynne, PA 2.4 mi
19098 Holmes, PA 2.5 mi
19033 Folsom, PA 2.7 mi
19043 Holmes, PA 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19029?

19029 is in Essington, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8627, -75.2927.

What county is 19029 in?

19029 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 19029?

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

What time zone is 19029 in?

19029 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19029?

About 3,980 people live in ZIP code 19029, in 1,781 households, at 1,837.5 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 19029?

$53,451 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19029?

The closest are 19113 (1.2 mi), 19074 (1.6 mi), 19078 (1.7 mi), 19076 (1.8 mi) and 19032 (2 mi).

Is 19029 a PO Box ZIP code?

19029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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