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19153

ZIP 19153 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
13,018
Coordinates
39.8800, -75.2379
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Where 19153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19153
  • 🔢 Type 19153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,153 = 107 × 179. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100101011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19152 (Philadelphia, PA, 16 mi away) and 19154 (Philadelphia, PA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19153 becomes 35191, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11359, 11935, 11953, 13159, 15139, 15931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95113 in San Jose, CA, 2,496 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% 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 19153 and you would come out at 39.88°S, 104.76°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 19153 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,018This ZIP13,018
Households5,896This ZIP5,896
Housing units6,108This ZIP6,108
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,213This ZIP$55,213Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$200,100This ZIP$200,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,389This ZIP$1,389Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density1,286.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,286.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments435This ZIP435
Employees25,536This ZIP25,536
Annual payroll$1,669,887,000This ZIP$1,669,887,000
Tax returns filed5,720This ZIP5,720
Total adjusted gross income$279,051,000This ZIP$279,051,000

Land area

Land area10.12 sq miThis ZIP10.12 sq mi
Water area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi

Counties 19153 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Philadelphia County 71.3%
Delaware County 28.7%

Other place names in 19153

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ZIP codes near 19153

ZIPCityDistance
19113 Philadelphia, PA 2.0 mi
19032 Folcroft, PA 2.1 mi
19079 Sharon Hill, PA 2.1 mi
19142 Philadelphia, PA 2.9 mi
08063 National Park, NJ 2.9 mi
19023 Darby, PA 3.0 mi
19074 Norwood, PA 3.1 mi
08066 Paulsboro, NJ 3.1 mi
19029 Essington, PA 3.1 mi
19036 Glenolden, PA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19153?

19153 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8800, -75.2379.

What county is 19153 in?

19153 spans 2 counties: Philadelphia County and Delaware County. Most of it falls in Philadelphia County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 19153?

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

What time zone is 19153 in?

19153 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19153?

About 13,018 people live in ZIP code 19153, in 5,896 households, at 1,286.5 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 19153?

$55,213 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19153?

The closest are 19113 (2 mi), 19032 (2.1 mi), 19079 (2.1 mi), 19142 (2.9 mi) and 08063 (2.9 mi).

Is 19153 a PO Box ZIP code?

19153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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