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19142

ZIP 19142 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
28,829
Coordinates
39.9218, -75.2333
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Where 19142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19142
  • 🔢 Type 19142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,142 = 2 × 17 × 563. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19141 (Philadelphia, PA, 9 mi away) and 19143 (Philadelphia, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19142 becomes 24191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11249, 11429, 11942, 12149, 12194, 12419, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94121 in San Francisco, CA, 2,518 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19142 and you would come out at 39.92°S, 104.77°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 1.7 square miles of land, 19142 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,829This ZIP28,829
Households12,033This ZIP12,033
Housing units13,111This ZIP13,111
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$38,376This ZIP$38,376Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$121,100This ZIP$121,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,368This ZIP$1,368Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density16,511.5 / sq miThis ZIP16,511.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments285This ZIP285
Employees2,044This ZIP2,044
Annual payroll$73,712,000This ZIP$73,712,000
Tax returns filed12,670This ZIP12,670
Total adjusted gross income$461,629,000This ZIP$461,629,000

Land area

Land area1.75 sq miThis ZIP1.75 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 19142

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ZIP codes near 19142

ZIPCityDistance
19143 Philadelphia, PA 1.6 mi
19023 Darby, PA 1.8 mi
19050 Lansdowne, PA 1.9 mi
19079 Sharon Hill, PA 2.2 mi
19145 Philadelphia, PA 2.3 mi
19139 Philadelphia, PA 2.8 mi
19146 Philadelphia, PA 2.9 mi
19153 Philadelphia, PA 2.9 mi
19104 Philadelphia, PA 3.1 mi
19032 Folcroft, PA 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19142?

19142 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9218, -75.2333.

What county is 19142 in?

19142 lies in Philadelphia County.

What area code is 19142?

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

What time zone is 19142 in?

19142 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19142?

About 28,829 people live in ZIP code 19142, in 12,033 households, at 16,511.5 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 19142?

$38,376 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19142?

The closest are 19143 (1.6 mi), 19023 (1.8 mi), 19050 (1.9 mi), 19079 (2.2 mi) and 19145 (2.3 mi).

Is 19142 a PO Box ZIP code?

19142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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