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19038

ZIP 19038 is Glenside, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County; area codes 215, 267 and 445; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
32,296
Coordinates
40.1052, -75.1698
☼ Live from 19038 — Glenside, PA

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Where 19038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19038
  • 🔢 Type 19038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,038 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 167. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101001011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19037 (Glen Riddle Lima, PA, 17 mi away) and 19039 (Gradyville, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19038 becomes 83091, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01938, 01983, 03819, 08319, 09138, 09183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09831 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,428 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,236 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19038 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 104.83°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 19038 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,296This ZIP32,296
Households11,697This ZIP11,697
Housing units11,950This ZIP11,950
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$117,683This ZIP$117,683Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$413,100This ZIP$413,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,425This ZIP$1,425Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.9%This ZIP58.9%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density3,938.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,938.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments689This ZIP689
Employees7,672This ZIP7,672
Annual payroll$363,392,000This ZIP$363,392,000
Tax returns filed15,410This ZIP15,410
Total adjusted gross income$2,194,608,000This ZIP$2,194,608,000

Land area

Land area8.20 sq miThis ZIP8.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19038

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ZIP codes near 19038

ZIPCityDistance
19075 Oreland, PA 1.2 mi
19095 Wyncote, PA 1.7 mi
19150 Philadelphia, PA 2.3 mi
19031 Flourtown, PA 2.5 mi
19001 Abington, PA 2.7 mi
19025 Dresher, PA 2.8 mi
19034 Fort Washington, PA 2.9 mi
19118 Philadelphia, PA 3.1 mi
19027 Elkins Park, PA 3.2 mi
19046 Jenkintown, PA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19038?

19038 is in Glenside, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1052, -75.1698.

What county is 19038 in?

19038 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 19038?

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

What time zone is 19038 in?

19038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19038?

About 32,296 people live in ZIP code 19038, in 11,697 households, at 3,938.5 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 19038?

$117,683 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19038?

The closest are 19075 (1.2 mi), 19095 (1.7 mi), 19150 (2.3 mi), 19031 (2.5 mi) and 19001 (2.7 mi).

Is 19038 a PO Box ZIP code?

19038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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