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19505

ZIP 19505 is Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, mostly in Berks County; area codes 610 and 835; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks +1 more
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
3,135
Coordinates
40.3791, -75.6224
☼ Live from 19505 — Bechtelsville, PA

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Where 19505 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19505
  • 🔢 Type 19505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,505 = 5 × 47 × 83. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19504 (Barto, PA, 3 mi away) and 19506 (Bernville, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19505 becomes 50591 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thor, IA, 965 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05159, 10595, 15059, 15095, 15905, 19055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95501 in Eureka, CA, 2,513 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,210 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19505 and you would come out at 40.38°S, 104.38°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 19505 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,135This ZIP3,135
Households1,536This ZIP1,536
Housing units1,565This ZIP1,565
Median age60.0This ZIP60.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$95,500This ZIP$95,500Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$302,000This ZIP$302,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density397.4 / sq miThis ZIP397.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees1,142This ZIP1,142
Annual payroll$45,902,000This ZIP$45,902,000
Tax returns filed1,920This ZIP1,920
Total adjusted gross income$146,863,000This ZIP$146,863,000

Land area

Land area7.89 sq miThis ZIP7.89 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 19505 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Berks County 92.8%
Montgomery County 7.2%

Other place names in 19505

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 19505

ZIPCityDistance
19545 New Berlinville, PA 2.7 mi
19504 Barto, PA 3.1 mi
19503 Bally, PA 3.3 mi
19472 Sassamansville, PA 3.4 mi
19512 Boyertown, PA 3.6 mi
19435 Frederick, PA 4.6 mi
19525 Gilbertsville, PA 5.2 mi
18070 Palm, PA 5.6 mi
18056 Hereford, PA 6.1 mi
18041 East Greenville, PA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19505?

19505 is in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3791, -75.6224.

What county is 19505 in?

19505 spans 2 counties: Berks County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Berks 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 19505?

Bechtelsville uses area codes 610 and 835, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19505 in?

19505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19505?

About 3,135 people live in ZIP code 19505, in 1,536 households, at 397.4 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 19505?

$95,500 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19505?

The closest are 19545 (2.7 mi), 19504 (3.1 mi), 19503 (3.3 mi), 19472 (3.4 mi) and 19512 (3.6 mi).

Is 19505 a PO Box ZIP code?

19505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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