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19804

ZIP 19804 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
18,779
Coordinates
39.7188, -75.6219
☼ Live from 19804 — Wilmington, DE

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Where 19804 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 19804
  • 🔢 Type 19804 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOBGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,804 = 2 × 2 × 4951. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19803 (Wilmington, DE, 7 mi away) and 19805 (Wilmington, DE, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19804 becomes 40891, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01984, 04918, 04981, 09184, 09418, 09814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09814 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,367 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,216 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19804 and you would come out at 39.72°S, 104.38°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 19804 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,779This ZIP18,779
Households7,677This ZIP7,677
Housing units8,119This ZIP8,119
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,701This ZIP$79,701Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$264,100This ZIP$264,100Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,228This ZIP$1,228Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density2,616.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,616.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments603This ZIP603
Employees8,518This ZIP8,518
Annual payroll$464,037,000This ZIP$464,037,000
Tax returns filed9,690This ZIP9,690
Total adjusted gross income$565,863,000This ZIP$565,863,000

Land area

Land area7.18 sq miThis ZIP7.18 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 19804

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

ZIP codes near 19804

ZIPCityDistance
19805 Wilmington, DE 2.4 mi
19808 Wilmington, DE 2.7 mi
19801 Wilmington, DE 4.3 mi
19806 Wilmington, DE 4.3 mi
19736 Yorklyn, DE 4.4 mi
19884 Wilmington, DE 4.4 mi
19885 Wilmington, DE 4.4 mi
19886 Wilmington, DE 4.4 mi
19893 Wilmington, DE 4.4 mi
19894 Wilmington, DE 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19804?

19804 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 39.7188, -75.6219.

What county is 19804 in?

19804 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19804?

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

What time zone is 19804 in?

19804 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19804?

About 18,779 people live in ZIP code 19804, in 7,677 households, at 2,616.9 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 19804?

$79,701 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19804?

The closest are 19805 (2.4 mi), 19808 (2.7 mi), 19801 (4.3 mi), 19806 (4.3 mi) and 19736 (4.4 mi).

Is 19804 a PO Box ZIP code?

19804 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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