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19508

ZIP 19508 is Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; area codes 484 and 610; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
14,871
Coordinates
40.2604, -75.8321
☼ Live from 19508 — Birdsboro, PA

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Where 19508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19508
  • 🔢 Type 19508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,508 = 2 × 2 × 4877. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19507 (Bethel, PA, 29 mi away) and 19510 (Blandon, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19508 becomes 80591, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,200 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19508 and you would come out at 40.26°S, 104.17°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 40.7 square miles of land, 19508 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,871This ZIP14,871
Households5,952This ZIP5,952
Housing units6,128This ZIP6,128
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$84,826This ZIP$84,826Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$248,800This ZIP$248,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,172This ZIP$1,172Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density365.7 / sq miThis ZIP365.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments266This ZIP266
Employees3,434This ZIP3,434
Annual payroll$202,755,000This ZIP$202,755,000
Tax returns filed7,850This ZIP7,850
Total adjusted gross income$608,512,000This ZIP$608,512,000

Land area

Land area40.67 sq miThis ZIP40.67 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 19508

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

ZIP codes near 19508

ZIPCityDistance
19523 Geigertown, PA 4.2 mi
19518 Douglassville, PA 4.4 mi
19606 Reading, PA 5.6 mi
19535 Limekiln, PA 5.8 mi
19607 Reading, PA 6.3 mi
19602 Reading, PA 6.4 mi
19519 Earlville, PA 6.6 mi
19543 Morgantown, PA 6.7 mi
19540 Mohnton, PA 7.3 mi
19520 Elverson, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19508?

19508 is in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2604, -75.8321.

What county is 19508 in?

19508 lies in Berks County.

What area code is 19508?

Birdsboro uses area codes 484 and 610, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19508 in?

19508 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19508?

About 14,871 people live in ZIP code 19508, in 5,952 households, at 365.7 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 19508?

$84,826 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19508?

The closest are 19523 (4.2 mi), 19518 (4.4 mi), 19606 (5.6 mi), 19535 (5.8 mi) and 19607 (6.3 mi).

Is 19508 a PO Box ZIP code?

19508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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