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19126

ZIP 19126 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County; area codes 215, 267 and 445; Eastern time. Philadelphia has 87 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Philadelphia
Population
17,483
Coordinates
40.0561, -75.1366
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Where 19126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19126
  • 🔢 Type 19126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,126 = 2 × 73 × 131. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19125 (Philadelphia, PA, 6 mi away) and 19127 (Philadelphia, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19126 becomes 62191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11692, 11962, 12169, 12196, 12916, 12961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91612 in North Hollywood, CA, 2,393 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19126 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 104.86°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 19126 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 576 football fields.
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People and housing

Population17,483This ZIP17,483
Households7,196This ZIP7,196
Housing units7,532This ZIP7,532
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,176This ZIP$53,176Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$225,100This ZIP$225,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,119This ZIP$1,119Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density14,691.6 / sq miThis ZIP14,691.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments133This ZIP133
Employees2,435This ZIP2,435
Annual payroll$90,900,000This ZIP$90,900,000
Tax returns filed6,910This ZIP6,910
Total adjusted gross income$356,670,000This ZIP$356,670,000

Land area

Land area1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 19126

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 19126

ZIPCityDistance
19138 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19141 Philadelphia, PA 1.3 mi
19027 Elkins Park, PA 1.4 mi
19012 Cheltenham, PA 1.6 mi
19120 Philadelphia, PA 1.8 mi
19150 Philadelphia, PA 2.2 mi
19095 Wyncote, PA 2.2 mi
19144 Philadelphia, PA 2.7 mi
19119 Philadelphia, PA 2.9 mi
19111 Philadelphia, PA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19126?

19126 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0561, -75.1366.

What county is 19126 in?

19126 lies in Philadelphia County.

What area code is 19126?

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

What time zone is 19126 in?

19126 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19126?

About 17,483 people live in ZIP code 19126, in 7,196 households, at 14,691.6 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 19126?

$53,176 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19126?

The closest are 19138 (1.2 mi), 19141 (1.3 mi), 19027 (1.4 mi), 19012 (1.6 mi) and 19120 (1.8 mi).

Is 19126 a PO Box ZIP code?

19126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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