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19805

ZIP 19805 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
41,402
Coordinates
39.7452, -75.5937
☼ Live from 19805 — Wilmington, DE

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Where 19805 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 19805
  • 🔢 Type 19805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,805 = 5 × 17 × 233. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19804 (Wilmington, DE, 2 mi away) and 19806 (Wilmington, DE, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19805 becomes 50891, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,546 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,217 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19805 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 104.41°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 5.5 square miles of land, 19805 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,402This ZIP41,402
Households15,722This ZIP15,722
Housing units17,001This ZIP17,001
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,221This ZIP$60,221Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$237,100This ZIP$237,100Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density7,503.1 / sq miThis ZIP7,503.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments851This ZIP851
Employees10,800This ZIP10,800
Annual payroll$672,443,000This ZIP$672,443,000
Tax returns filed18,700This ZIP18,700
Total adjusted gross income$939,019,000This ZIP$939,019,000

Land area

Land area5.52 sq miThis ZIP5.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19805

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

ZIP codes near 19805

ZIPCityDistance
19806 Wilmington, DE 2.0 mi
19804 Wilmington, DE 2.4 mi
19884 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19885 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19886 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19893 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19894 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19895 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19898 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi
19899 Wilmington, DE 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19805?

19805 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 39.7452, -75.5937.

What county is 19805 in?

19805 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19805?

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

What time zone is 19805 in?

19805 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19805?

About 41,402 people live in ZIP code 19805, in 15,722 households, at 7,503.1 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 19805?

$60,221 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19805?

The closest are 19806 (2 mi), 19804 (2.4 mi), 19884 (2.5 mi), 19885 (2.5 mi) and 19886 (2.5 mi).

Is 19805 a PO Box ZIP code?

19805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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