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19559

ZIP 19559 is Strausstown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
302
Coordinates
40.4932, -76.1851
☼ Live from 19559 — Strausstown, PA

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Where 19559 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19559
  • 🔢 Type 19559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 19559 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19555 (Shoemakersville, PA, 12 mi away) and 19560 (Temple, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19559 becomes 95591, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15959, 19955, 55919, 55991, 59915, 95159, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99551 in Akiachak, AK, 3,679 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,180 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19559 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 103.81°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.579 square miles of land, 19559 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 280 football fields.
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People and housing

Population302This ZIP302
Households110This ZIP110
Housing units133This ZIP133
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,227This ZIP$100,227Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$202,600This ZIP$202,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density521.6 / sq miThis ZIP521.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees164This ZIP164
Annual payroll$8,961,000This ZIP$8,961,000

Land area

Land area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 19559

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ZIP codes near 19559

ZIPCityDistance
19506 Bernville, PA 4.0 mi
19550 Rehrersburg, PA 4.3 mi
19554 Shartlesville, PA 4.5 mi
19507 Bethel, PA 4.6 mi
17979 Summit Station, PA 5.2 mi
17972 Schuylkill Haven, PA 6.4 mi
19567 Womelsdorf, PA 6.6 mi
17922 Auburn, PA 7.3 mi
17087 Richland, PA 7.6 mi
19544 Mount Aetna, PA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19559?

19559 is in Strausstown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4932, -76.1851.

What county is 19559 in?

19559 lies in Berks County.

What time zone is 19559 in?

19559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19559?

About 302 people live in ZIP code 19559, in 110 households, at 521.6 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 19559?

$100,227 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19559?

The closest are 19506 (4 mi), 19550 (4.3 mi), 19554 (4.5 mi), 19507 (4.6 mi) and 17979 (5.2 mi).

Is 19559 a PO Box ZIP code?

19559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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