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19809

ZIP 19809 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
14,311
Coordinates
39.7567, -75.5010
☼ Live from 19809 — Wilmington, DE

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Where 19809 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 19809
  • 🔢 Type 19809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,809 = 3 × 3 × 31 × 71. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19808 (Wilmington, DE, 9 mi away) and 19810 (Wilmington, DE, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19809 becomes 90891, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01899, 09189, 09819, 09891, 10989, 10998, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09891 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,222 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19809 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 104.50°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 19809 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,311This ZIP14,311
Households6,121This ZIP6,121
Housing units6,414This ZIP6,414
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$81,288This ZIP$81,288Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$314,900This ZIP$314,900Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,495This ZIP$1,495Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%This ZIP43.4%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density2,118.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,118.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments503This ZIP503
Employees6,473This ZIP6,473
Annual payroll$610,177,000This ZIP$610,177,000
Tax returns filed7,330This ZIP7,330
Total adjusted gross income$558,517,000This ZIP$558,517,000

Land area

Land area6.76 sq miThis ZIP6.76 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Other place names in 19809

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

ZIP codes near 19809

ZIPCityDistance
19802 Wilmington, DE 1.4 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
19801 Wilmington, DE 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19809?

19809 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 39.7567, -75.5010.

What county is 19809 in?

19809 lies in New Castle County.

What area code is 19809?

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

What time zone is 19809 in?

19809 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19809?

About 14,311 people live in ZIP code 19809, in 6,121 households, at 2,118.3 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 19809?

$81,288 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19809?

The closest are 19802 (1.4 mi), 19884 (2.5 mi), 19885 (2.5 mi), 19886 (2.5 mi) and 19893 (2.5 mi).

Is 19809 a PO Box ZIP code?

19809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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