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19944

ZIP 19944 is Fenwick Island, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
636
Coordinates
38.4779, -75.0531
☼ Live from 19944 — Fenwick Island, DE

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Where 19944 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 19944
  • 🔢 Type 19944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 277. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19943 (Felton, DE, 47 mi away) and 19945 (Frankford, DE, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19944 becomes 44991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19494, 44199, 49419, 91944, 94914, 94941, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94941 in Mill Valley, CA, 2,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,260 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19944 and you would come out at 38.48°S, 104.95°E — 763 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 19944 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 601 football fields.
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People and housing

Population636This ZIP636
Households297This ZIP297
Housing units1,609This ZIP1,609
Median age69.8This ZIP69.8Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$121,250This ZIP$121,250Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$1,189,300This ZIP$1,189,300Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,393This ZIP$1,393Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.5%This ZIP53.5%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density512.1 / sq miThis ZIP512.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees599This ZIP599
Annual payroll$27,914,000This ZIP$27,914,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$58,026,000This ZIP$58,026,000

Land area

Land area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi
Water area1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi

Other place names in 19944

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

ZIP codes near 19944

ZIPCityDistance
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 5.3 mi
19967 Millville, DE 5.6 mi
19970 Ocean View, DE 5.9 mi
19975 Selbyville, DE 6.4 mi
21813 Bishopville, MD 7.8 mi
21842 Ocean City, MD 8.1 mi
19945 Frankford, DE 9.6 mi
21843 Ocean City, MD 9.9 mi
21862 Showell, MD 10.3 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19944?

19944 is in Fenwick Island, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4779, -75.0531.

What county is 19944 in?

19944 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19944?

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

What time zone is 19944 in?

19944 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19944?

About 636 people live in ZIP code 19944, in 297 households, at 512.1 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 19944?

$121,250 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19944?

The closest are 19930 (5.3 mi), 19967 (5.6 mi), 19970 (5.9 mi), 19975 (6.4 mi) and 21813 (7.8 mi).

Is 19944 a PO Box ZIP code?

19944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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