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19702

ZIP 19702 is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County; area code 302; Eastern time. Newark has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Castle
Population
55,683
Coordinates
39.6182, -75.7297
☼ Live from 19702 — Newark, DE

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Where 19702 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19702
  • 🔢 Type 19702 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOLGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,702 = 2 × 9851. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19701 (Bear, DE, 3 mi away) and 19703 (Claymont, DE, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19702 becomes 20791 — and that is a real ZIP code: Capitol Heights, MD, 82 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19702 and you would come out at 39.62°S, 104.27°E — 837 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 19702 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,683This ZIP55,683
Households21,252This ZIP21,252
Housing units21,981This ZIP21,981
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,446This ZIP$92,446Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$346,100This ZIP$346,100Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,645This ZIP$1,645Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%This ZIP39.6%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1,982.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,982.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,276This ZIP1,276
Employees21,371This ZIP21,371
Annual payroll$1,133,443,000This ZIP$1,133,443,000
Tax returns filed26,920This ZIP26,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,986,322,000This ZIP$1,986,322,000

Land area

Land area28.09 sq miThis ZIP28.09 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 19702

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ZIP codes near 19702

ZIPCityDistance
19701 Bear, DE 2.9 mi
19708 Kirkwood, DE 3.5 mi
19716 Newark, DE 3.5 mi
19713 Newark, DE 3.8 mi
19717 Newark, DE 4.3 mi
21922 Elkton, MD 5.6 mi
19733 Saint Georges, DE 5.8 mi
21920 Elk Mills, MD 6.5 mi
19711 Newark, DE 6.6 mi
19720 New Castle, DE 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19702?

19702 is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6182, -75.7297.

What county is 19702 in?

19702 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19702?

Newark uses area code 302, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19702 in?

19702 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19702?

About 55,683 people live in ZIP code 19702, in 21,252 households, at 1,982.3 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 19702?

$92,446 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19702?

The closest are 19701 (2.9 mi), 19708 (3.5 mi), 19716 (3.5 mi), 19713 (3.8 mi) and 19717 (4.3 mi).

Is 19702 a PO Box ZIP code?

19702 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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