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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/19131

19131

ZIP 19131 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
43,776
Coordinates
39.9869, -75.2192
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Where 19131 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19131
  • 🔢 Type 19131 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,131 = 3 × 7 × 911. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19130 (Philadelphia, PA, 3 mi away) and 19132 (Philadelphia, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19131 becomes 13191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11931, 13119, 19113, 19311, 31119, 39111, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93111 in Santa Barbara, CA, 2,457 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,235 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19131 and you would come out at 39.99°S, 104.78°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 19131 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,776This ZIP43,776
Households19,761This ZIP19,761
Housing units23,033This ZIP23,033
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,393This ZIP$48,393Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$178,500This ZIP$178,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375This ZIP$1,375Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density8,305.1 / sq miThis ZIP8,305.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments523This ZIP523
Employees14,470This ZIP14,470
Annual payroll$708,217,000This ZIP$708,217,000
Tax returns filed17,260This ZIP17,260
Total adjusted gross income$878,111,000This ZIP$878,111,000

Land area

Land area5.27 sq miThis ZIP5.27 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 19131

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ZIP codes near 19131

ZIPCityDistance
19004 Bala Cynwyd, PA 1.7 mi
19139 Philadelphia, PA 1.9 mi
19066 Merion Station, PA 1.9 mi
19151 Philadelphia, PA 2.1 mi
19121 Philadelphia, PA 2.1 mi
19104 Philadelphia, PA 2.2 mi
19129 Philadelphia, PA 2.5 mi
19132 Philadelphia, PA 2.7 mi
19130 Philadelphia, PA 2.7 mi
19127 Philadelphia, PA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19131?

19131 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9869, -75.2192.

What county is 19131 in?

19131 lies in Philadelphia County.

What area code is 19131?

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

What time zone is 19131 in?

19131 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19131?

About 43,776 people live in ZIP code 19131, in 19,761 households, at 8,305.1 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 19131?

$48,393 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19131?

The closest are 19004 (1.7 mi), 19139 (1.9 mi), 19066 (1.9 mi), 19151 (2.1 mi) and 19121 (2.1 mi).

Is 19131 a PO Box ZIP code?

19131 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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