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19939

ZIP 19939 is Dagsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
7,490
Coordinates
38.5690, -75.2075
☼ Live from 19939 — Dagsboro, DE

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Where 19939 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19939
  • 🔢 Type 19939 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,939 = 127 × 157. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19938 (Clayton, DE, 54 mi away) and 19940 (Delmar, DE, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19939 becomes 93991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19399, 31999, 93199, 99139). The farthest-flung twin is 93199 in Goleta, CA, 2,476 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,251 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19939 and you would come out at 38.57°S, 104.79°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 26.0 square miles of land, 19939 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,490This ZIP7,490
Households3,183This ZIP3,183
Housing units3,949This ZIP3,949
Median age57.9This ZIP57.9Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,806This ZIP$89,806Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$420,700This ZIP$420,700Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density288.4 / sq miThis ZIP288.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments150This ZIP150
Employees1,113This ZIP1,113
Annual payroll$70,184,000This ZIP$70,184,000
Tax returns filed4,120This ZIP4,120
Total adjusted gross income$360,129,000This ZIP$360,129,000

Land area

Land area25.97 sq miThis ZIP25.97 sq mi
Water area5.88 sq miThis ZIP5.88 sq mi

Other place names in 19939

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

ZIP codes near 19939

ZIPCityDistance
19966 Millsboro, DE 3.8 mi
19945 Frankford, DE 5.0 mi
19967 Millville, DE 5.1 mi
19970 Ocean View, DE 5.9 mi
19975 Selbyville, DE 7.2 mi
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 7.5 mi
19951 Harbeson, DE 8.4 mi
21813 Bishopville, MD 10.2 mi
19971 Rehoboth Beach, DE 10.4 mi
19944 Fenwick Island, DE 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19939?

19939 is in Dagsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5690, -75.2075.

What county is 19939 in?

19939 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19939?

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

What time zone is 19939 in?

19939 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19939?

About 7,490 people live in ZIP code 19939, in 3,183 households, at 288.4 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 19939?

$89,806 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19939?

The closest are 19966 (3.8 mi), 19945 (5 mi), 19967 (5.1 mi), 19970 (5.9 mi) and 19975 (7.2 mi).

Is 19939 a PO Box ZIP code?

19939 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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