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19808

ZIP 19808 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
39,082
Coordinates
39.7376, -75.6671
☼ Live from 19808 — Wilmington, DE

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Where 19808 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 19808
  • 🔢 Type 19808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 619. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19807 (Wilmington, DE, 5 mi away) and 19809 (Wilmington, DE, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19808 becomes 80891, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01889, 09818, 09881, 10988, 18098, 18980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09881 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,213 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19808 and you would come out at 39.74°S, 104.33°E — 839 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 13.8 square miles of land, 19808 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,082This ZIP39,082
Households15,544This ZIP15,544
Housing units15,864This ZIP15,864
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$94,234This ZIP$94,234Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$337,800This ZIP$337,800Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,436This ZIP$1,436Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density2,842.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,842.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,913This ZIP1,913
Employees26,418This ZIP26,418
Annual payroll$2,332,846,000This ZIP$2,332,846,000
Tax returns filed20,260This ZIP20,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,766,963,000This ZIP$1,766,963,000

Land area

Land area13.75 sq miThis ZIP13.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19808

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

ZIP codes near 19808

ZIPCityDistance
19804 Wilmington, DE 2.7 mi
19736 Yorklyn, DE 3.2 mi
19707 Hockessin, DE 3.4 mi
19805 Wilmington, DE 3.9 mi
19711 Newark, DE 4.3 mi
19807 Wilmington, DE 5.0 mi
19713 Newark, DE 5.2 mi
19710 Montchanin, DE 5.7 mi
19806 Wilmington, DE 5.8 mi
19717 Newark, DE 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19808?

19808 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 39.7376, -75.6671.

What county is 19808 in?

19808 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19808?

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

What time zone is 19808 in?

19808 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19808?

About 39,082 people live in ZIP code 19808, in 15,544 households, at 2,842.1 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 19808?

$94,234 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19808?

The closest are 19804 (2.7 mi), 19736 (3.2 mi), 19707 (3.4 mi), 19805 (3.9 mi) and 19711 (4.3 mi).

Is 19808 a PO Box ZIP code?

19808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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