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19138

ZIP 19138 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
30,821
Coordinates
40.0560, -75.1595
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Where 19138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19138
  • 🔢 Type 19138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,138 = 2 × 7 × 1367. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19137 (Philadelphia, PA, 6 mi away) and 19139 (Philadelphia, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19138 becomes 83191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18913, 18931, 19183, 19318, 19381, 38119, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93118 in Goleta, CA, 2,461 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19138 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 104.84°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 1.8 square miles of land, 19138 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,821This ZIP30,821
Households12,791This ZIP12,791
Housing units13,552This ZIP13,552
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,744This ZIP$57,744Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$177,000This ZIP$177,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,169This ZIP$1,169Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density17,472.2 / sq miThis ZIP17,472.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees2,419This ZIP2,419
Annual payroll$89,735,000This ZIP$89,735,000
Tax returns filed13,840This ZIP13,840
Total adjusted gross income$603,305,000This ZIP$603,305,000

Land area

Land area1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19138

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ZIP codes near 19138

ZIPCityDistance
19126 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19150 Philadelphia, PA 1.3 mi
19141 Philadelphia, PA 1.5 mi
19119 Philadelphia, PA 1.7 mi
19144 Philadelphia, PA 1.9 mi
19095 Wyncote, PA 2.1 mi
19027 Elkins Park, PA 2.2 mi
19120 Philadelphia, PA 2.6 mi
19012 Cheltenham, PA 2.8 mi
19118 Philadelphia, PA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19138?

19138 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0560, -75.1595.

What county is 19138 in?

19138 lies in Philadelphia County.

What area code is 19138?

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

What time zone is 19138 in?

19138 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19138?

About 30,821 people live in ZIP code 19138, in 12,791 households, at 17,472.2 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 19138?

$57,744 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19138?

The closest are 19126 (1.2 mi), 19150 (1.3 mi), 19141 (1.5 mi), 19119 (1.7 mi) and 19144 (1.9 mi).

Is 19138 a PO Box ZIP code?

19138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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