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19802

ZIP 19802 is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County; area code 302; Eastern time. Wilmington has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Castle
Population
26,051
Coordinates
39.7550, -75.5265
☼ Live from 19802 — Wilmington, DE

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Where 19802 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 19802
  • 🔢 Type 19802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,802 = 2 × 9901. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19801 (Wilmington, DE, 2 mi away) and 19803 (Wilmington, DE, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19802 becomes 20891 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kensington, MD, 97 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,220 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19802 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 104.47°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 19802 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,051This ZIP26,051
Households10,478This ZIP10,478
Housing units11,548This ZIP11,548
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,812This ZIP$53,812Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$194,600This ZIP$194,600Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,227This ZIP$1,227Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density7,477.3 / sq miThis ZIP7,477.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments436This ZIP436
Employees4,963This ZIP4,963
Annual payroll$263,772,000This ZIP$263,772,000
Tax returns filed11,290This ZIP11,290
Total adjusted gross income$569,982,000This ZIP$569,982,000

Land area

Land area3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 19802

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

ZIP codes near 19802

ZIPCityDistance
19884 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19885 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19886 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19893 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19894 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19895 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19898 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19899 Wilmington, DE 1.2 mi
19809 Wilmington, DE 1.4 mi
19806 Wilmington, DE 2.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19802?

19802 is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7550, -75.5265.

What county is 19802 in?

19802 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19802?

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

What time zone is 19802 in?

19802 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19802?

About 26,051 people live in ZIP code 19802, in 10,478 households, at 7,477.3 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 19802?

$53,812 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19802?

The closest are 19884 (1.2 mi), 19885 (1.2 mi), 19886 (1.2 mi), 19893 (1.2 mi) and 19894 (1.2 mi).

Is 19802 a PO Box ZIP code?

19802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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