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19543

ZIP 19543 is Morgantown, Pennsylvania, mostly in Berks County; area code 610; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks +2 more
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
6,401
Coordinates
40.1756, -75.8950
☼ Live from 19543 — Morgantown, PA

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Where 19543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19543
  • 🔢 Type 19543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 19543 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110001010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19541 (Mohrsville, PA, 22 mi away) and 19544 (Mount Aetna, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19543 becomes 34591, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13459, 13495, 14539, 15349, 15439, 15934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95431 in Eldridge, CA, 2,468 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19543 and you would come out at 40.18°S, 104.11°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 19543 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,401This ZIP6,401
Households2,108This ZIP2,108
Housing units2,185This ZIP2,185
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$112,750This ZIP$112,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$361,000This ZIP$361,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,304This ZIP$1,304Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density298.8 / sq miThis ZIP298.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments196This ZIP196
Employees4,399This ZIP4,399
Annual payroll$284,786,000This ZIP$284,786,000
Tax returns filed3,130This ZIP3,130
Total adjusted gross income$334,888,000This ZIP$334,888,000

Land area

Land area21.42 sq miThis ZIP21.42 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Counties 19543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Berks County 68.4%
Lancaster County 29.3%
Chester County 2.3%

Other place names in 19543

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ZIP codes near 19543

ZIPCityDistance
19523 Geigertown, PA 2.9 mi
17555 Narvon, PA 5.0 mi
19520 Elverson, PA 5.1 mi
19371 Suplee, PA 5.3 mi
19540 Mohnton, PA 5.6 mi
19344 Honey Brook, PA 6.4 mi
17507 Bowmansville, PA 6.6 mi
17528 Goodville, PA 6.7 mi
19508 Birdsboro, PA 6.7 mi
17519 East Earl, PA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19543?

19543 is in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1756, -75.8950.

What county is 19543 in?

19543 spans 3 counties: Berks County, Lancaster County and Chester 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 19543?

Morgantown uses area code 610, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19543 in?

19543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19543?

About 6,401 people live in ZIP code 19543, in 2,108 households, at 298.8 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 19543?

$112,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19543?

The closest are 19523 (2.9 mi), 17555 (5 mi), 19520 (5.1 mi), 19371 (5.3 mi) and 19540 (5.6 mi).

Is 19543 a PO Box ZIP code?

19543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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