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19709

ZIP 19709 is Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Castle
Population
53,234
Coordinates
39.4944, -75.6775
☼ Live from 19709 — Middletown, DE

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Where 19709 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 19709
  • 🔢 Type 19709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 19709 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19708 (Kirkwood, DE, 6 mi away) and 19710 (Montchanin, DE, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19709 becomes 90791, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10979, 10997, 17099, 19079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,215 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19709 and you would come out at 39.49°S, 104.32°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 77.6 square miles of land, 19709 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,234This ZIP53,234
Households18,608This ZIP18,608
Housing units18,820This ZIP18,820
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$132,956This ZIP$132,956Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$470,900This ZIP$470,900Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,599This ZIP$1,599Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%This ZIP48.1%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density685.6 / sq miThis ZIP685.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,166This ZIP1,166
Employees14,835This ZIP14,835
Annual payroll$643,441,000This ZIP$643,441,000
Tax returns filed25,920This ZIP25,920
Total adjusted gross income$2,742,190,000This ZIP$2,742,190,000

Land area

Land area77.65 sq miThis ZIP77.65 sq mi
Water area6.05 sq miThis ZIP6.05 sq mi

Other place names in 19709

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

ZIP codes near 19709

ZIPCityDistance
19730 Odessa, DE 2.9 mi
19731 Port Penn, DE 4.2 mi
19733 Saint Georges, DE 4.7 mi
19708 Kirkwood, DE 5.8 mi
19701 Bear, DE 6.3 mi
19712 Newark, DE 6.5 mi
19714 Newark, DE 6.5 mi
19715 Newark, DE 6.5 mi
19718 Newark, DE 6.5 mi
19721 New Castle, DE 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19709?

19709 is in Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4944, -75.6775.

What county is 19709 in?

19709 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19709?

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

What time zone is 19709 in?

19709 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19709?

About 53,234 people live in ZIP code 19709, in 18,608 households, at 685.6 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 19709?

$132,956 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19709?

The closest are 19730 (2.9 mi), 19731 (4.2 mi), 19733 (4.7 mi), 19708 (5.8 mi) and 19701 (6.3 mi).

Is 19709 a PO Box ZIP code?

19709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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