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19706

ZIP 19706 is Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Castle
Population
2,038
Coordinates
39.5750, -75.5907
☼ Live from 19706 — Delaware City, DE

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Where 19706 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 19706
  • 🔢 Type 19706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,706 = 2 × 59 × 167. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19703 (Claymont, DE, 17 mi away) and 19707 (Hockessin, DE, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19706 becomes 60791, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96701 in Aiea, HI, 4,892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,219 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19706 and you would come out at 39.57°S, 104.41°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 19706 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,038This ZIP2,038
Households758This ZIP758
Housing units791This ZIP791
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,681This ZIP$83,681Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$263,000This ZIP$263,000Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,511This ZIP$1,511Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density805.2 / sq miThis ZIP805.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees914This ZIP914
Annual payroll$103,359,000This ZIP$103,359,000

Land area

Land area2.53 sq miThis ZIP2.53 sq mi
Water area1.47 sq miThis ZIP1.47 sq mi

Other place names in 19706

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

ZIP codes near 19706

ZIPCityDistance
19712 Newark, DE 0.8 mi
19714 Newark, DE 0.8 mi
19715 Newark, DE 0.8 mi
19718 Newark, DE 0.8 mi
19721 New Castle, DE 0.8 mi
19725 Newark, DE 0.8 mi
19850 Wilmington, DE 0.8 mi
19880 Wilmington, DE 0.8 mi
19890 Wilmington, DE 0.8 mi
19891 Wilmington, DE 0.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19706?

19706 is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5750, -75.5907.

What county is 19706 in?

19706 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19706?

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

What time zone is 19706 in?

19706 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19706?

About 2,038 people live in ZIP code 19706, in 758 households, at 805.2 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 19706?

$83,681 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19706?

The closest are 19712 (0.8 mi), 19714 (0.8 mi), 19715 (0.8 mi), 19718 (0.8 mi) and 19721 (0.8 mi).

Is 19706 a PO Box ZIP code?

19706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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