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19555

ZIP 19555 is Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; area codes 484, 610 and 835; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
3,577
Coordinates
40.4944, -75.9539
☼ Live from 19555 — Shoemakersville, PA

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Where 19555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19555
  • 🔢 Type 19555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,555 = 5 × 3911. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19554 (Shartlesville, PA, 8 mi away) and 19559 (Strausstown, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19555 becomes 55591, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15559, 15955, 51559, 55951, 95155, 95551). The farthest-flung twin is 95551 in Loleta, CA, 2,500 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,192 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19555 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 104.05°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 19555 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,577This ZIP3,577
Households1,466This ZIP1,466
Housing units1,575This ZIP1,575
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$89,583This ZIP$89,583Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$239,900This ZIP$239,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density239.6 / sq miThis ZIP239.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees1,463This ZIP1,463
Annual payroll$92,049,000This ZIP$92,049,000
Tax returns filed1,980This ZIP1,980
Total adjusted gross income$137,586,000This ZIP$137,586,000

Land area

Land area14.93 sq miThis ZIP14.93 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 19555

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

ZIP codes near 19555

ZIPCityDistance
19516 Centerport, PA 2.7 mi
19541 Mohrsville, PA 3.5 mi
19526 Hamburg, PA 4.3 mi
19564 Virginville, PA 4.6 mi
19510 Blandon, PA 5.0 mi
19533 Leesport, PA 5.2 mi
19612 Reading, PA 5.3 mi
19605 Reading, PA 6.6 mi
19534 Lenhartsville, PA 7.3 mi
19603 Reading, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19555?

19555 is in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4944, -75.9539.

What county is 19555 in?

19555 lies in Berks County.

What area code is 19555?

Shoemakersville uses area codes 484, 610 and 835, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19555 in?

19555 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19555?

About 3,577 people live in ZIP code 19555, in 1,466 households, at 239.6 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 19555?

$89,583 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19555?

The closest are 19516 (2.7 mi), 19541 (3.5 mi), 19526 (4.3 mi), 19564 (4.6 mi) and 19510 (5 mi).

Is 19555 a PO Box ZIP code?

19555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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