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19147

ZIP 19147 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
39,704
Coordinates
39.9364, -75.1547
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Where 19147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19147
  • 🔢 Type 19147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,147 = 41 × 467. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19146 (Philadelphia, PA, 2 mi away) and 19148 (Philadelphia, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19147 becomes 74191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11749, 11794, 11947, 14719, 17941, 19714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94117 in San Francisco, CA, 2,519 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% 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 19147 and you would come out at 39.94°S, 104.85°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 19147 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,704This ZIP39,704
Households19,801This ZIP19,801
Housing units21,117This ZIP21,117
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$105,755This ZIP$105,755Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$530,900This ZIP$530,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,716This ZIP$1,716Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.9%This ZIP68.9%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density29,674.1 / sq miThis ZIP29,674.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,192This ZIP1,192
Employees10,874This ZIP10,874
Annual payroll$427,731,000This ZIP$427,731,000
Tax returns filed20,000This ZIP20,000
Total adjusted gross income$2,763,061,000This ZIP$2,763,061,000

Land area

Land area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19147

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ZIP codes near 19147

ZIPCityDistance
19172 Philadelphia, PA 0.8 mi
19106 Philadelphia, PA 1.0 mi
19190 Philadelphia, PA 1.0 mi
19109 Philadelphia, PA 1.0 mi
19110 Philadelphia, PA 1.1 mi
19107 Philadelphia, PA 1.1 mi
19099 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19105 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19171 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi
19173 Philadelphia, PA 1.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19147?

19147 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9364, -75.1547.

What county is 19147 in?

19147 lies in Philadelphia County.

What area code is 19147?

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

What time zone is 19147 in?

19147 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19147?

About 39,704 people live in ZIP code 19147, in 19,801 households, at 29,674.1 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 19147?

$105,755 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19147?

The closest are 19172 (0.8 mi), 19106 (1 mi), 19190 (1 mi), 19109 (1 mi) and 19110 (1.1 mi).

Is 19147 a PO Box ZIP code?

19147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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