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19611

ZIP 19611 is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; area codes 610, 484 and 835; Eastern time. Reading has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
10,986
Coordinates
40.3247, -75.9429
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Where 19611 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19611
  • 🔢 Type 19611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,611 = 3 × 3 × 2179. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19610 (Reading, PA, 2 mi away) and 19612 (Reading, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19611 becomes 11691 — and that is a real ZIP code: Far Rockaway, NY, 116 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11691, 11961, 16911, 19116, 19161, 61911, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91611 in North Hollywood, CA, 2,349 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,194 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19611 and you would come out at 40.32°S, 104.06°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 19611 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,986This ZIP10,986
Households4,229This ZIP4,229
Housing units4,485This ZIP4,485
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,331This ZIP$63,331Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$176,200This ZIP$176,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,151This ZIP$1,151Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density5,401.2 / sq miThis ZIP5,401.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments265This ZIP265
Employees13,137This ZIP13,137
Annual payroll$1,057,478,000This ZIP$1,057,478,000
Tax returns filed5,070This ZIP5,070
Total adjusted gross income$267,960,000This ZIP$267,960,000

Land area

Land area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 19611

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ZIP codes near 19611

ZIPCityDistance
19602 Reading, PA 1.4 mi
19610 Reading, PA 2.1 mi
19601 Reading, PA 2.2 mi
19607 Reading, PA 2.3 mi
19609 Reading, PA 2.8 mi
19604 Reading, PA 2.9 mi
19603 Reading, PA 4.5 mi
19606 Reading, PA 4.6 mi
19608 Reading, PA 4.9 mi
19605 Reading, PA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19611?

19611 is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3247, -75.9429.

What county is 19611 in?

19611 lies in Berks County.

What area code is 19611?

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

What time zone is 19611 in?

19611 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19611?

About 10,986 people live in ZIP code 19611, in 4,229 households, at 5,401.2 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 19611?

$63,331 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19611?

The closest are 19602 (1.4 mi), 19610 (2.1 mi), 19601 (2.2 mi), 19607 (2.3 mi) and 19609 (2.8 mi).

Is 19611 a PO Box ZIP code?

19611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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