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19703

ZIP 19703 is Claymont, Delaware, in New Castle County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Castle
Population
15,460
Coordinates
39.8015, -75.4539
☼ Live from 19703 — Claymont, DE

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Where 19703 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 19703
  • 🔢 Type 19703 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOLGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,703 = 17 × 19 × 61. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19702 (Newark, DE, 19 mi away) and 19706 (Delaware City, DE, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19703 becomes 30791, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01379, 01937, 07193, 07931, 09137, 09173, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09173 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,224 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19703 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 104.55°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 19703 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,460This ZIP15,460
Households6,974This ZIP6,974
Housing units7,252This ZIP7,252
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,939This ZIP$76,939Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$284,700This ZIP$284,700Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,392This ZIP$1,392Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.4%This ZIP37.4%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density3,893.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,893.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments363This ZIP363
Employees3,757This ZIP3,757
Annual payroll$213,883,000This ZIP$213,883,000
Tax returns filed7,900This ZIP7,900
Total adjusted gross income$537,279,000This ZIP$537,279,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi

Other place names in 19703

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

ZIP codes near 19703

ZIPCityDistance
19061 Marcus Hook, PA 2.2 mi
19810 Wilmington, DE 3.0 mi
19060 Garnet Valley, PA 4.0 mi
19809 Wilmington, DE 4.0 mi
19014 Aston, PA 4.5 mi
08014 Bridgeport, NJ 4.7 mi
19803 Wilmington, DE 4.7 mi
08067 Pedricktown, NJ 4.9 mi
19802 Wilmington, DE 5.0 mi
19013 Chester, PA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19703?

19703 is in Claymont, Delaware, in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8015, -75.4539.

What county is 19703 in?

19703 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19703?

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

What time zone is 19703 in?

19703 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19703?

About 15,460 people live in ZIP code 19703, in 6,974 households, at 3,893.2 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 19703?

$76,939 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19703?

The closest are 19061 (2.2 mi), 19810 (3 mi), 19060 (4 mi), 19809 (4 mi) and 19014 (4.5 mi).

Is 19703 a PO Box ZIP code?

19703 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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