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19538

ZIP 19538 is Maxatawny, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; area codes 610 and 484; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
64
Coordinates
40.5476, -75.7026
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Where 19538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19538
  • 🔢 Type 19538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,538 = 2 × 9769. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19536 (Lyon Station, PA, 5 mi away) and 19539 (Mertztown, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19538 becomes 83591, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13859, 15938, 18935, 18953, 19358, 31598, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95138 in San Jose, CA, 2,458 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19538 and you would come out at 40.55°S, 104.30°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.467 square miles of land, 19538 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 226 football fields.
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People and housing

Population64This ZIP64
Households45This ZIP45
Housing units45This ZIP45
Median age61.4This ZIP61.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,884This ZIP$48,884Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$195,100This ZIP$195,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Population density137.0 / sq miThis ZIP137.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,439,000This ZIP$1,439,000

Land area

Land area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19538

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ZIP codes near 19538

ZIPCityDistance
18031 Breinigsville, PA 2.9 mi
19562 Topton, PA 3.1 mi
19539 Mertztown, PA 3.7 mi
18051 Fogelsville, PA 3.8 mi
19530 Kutztown, PA 4.2 mi
19511 Bowers, PA 4.8 mi
18195 Allentown, PA 4.8 mi
19536 Lyon Station, PA 5.5 mi
18011 Alburtis, PA 5.7 mi
18087 Trexlertown, PA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19538?

19538 is in Maxatawny, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5476, -75.7026.

What county is 19538 in?

19538 lies in Berks County.

What area code is 19538?

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

What time zone is 19538 in?

19538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19538?

About 64 people live in ZIP code 19538, in 45 households, at 137.0 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 19538?

$48,884 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19538?

The closest are 18031 (2.9 mi), 19562 (3.1 mi), 19539 (3.7 mi), 18051 (3.8 mi) and 19530 (4.2 mi).

Is 19538 a PO Box ZIP code?

19538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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