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19945

ZIP 19945 is Frankford, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
9,640
Coordinates
38.4979, -75.2290
☼ Live from 19945 — Frankford, DE

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Where 19945 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19945
  • 🔢 Type 19945 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,945 = 5 × 3989. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19944 (Fenwick Island, DE, 10 mi away) and 19946 (Frederica, DE, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19945 becomes 54991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15949, 19495, 19549, 19954, 49519, 49915, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99514 in Anchorage, AK, 3,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% 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 19945 and you would come out at 38.50°S, 104.77°E — 771 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 62.3 square miles of land, 19945 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,640This ZIP9,640
Households3,960This ZIP3,960
Housing units6,295This ZIP6,295
Median age58.9This ZIP58.9Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$87,638This ZIP$87,638Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$443,100This ZIP$443,100Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density154.7 / sq miThis ZIP154.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments161This ZIP161
Employees1,087This ZIP1,087
Annual payroll$66,098,000This ZIP$66,098,000
Tax returns filed4,870This ZIP4,870
Total adjusted gross income$374,217,000This ZIP$374,217,000

Land area

Land area62.32 sq miThis ZIP62.32 sq mi
Water area1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi

Other place names in 19945

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

ZIP codes near 19945

ZIPCityDistance
19975 Selbyville, DE 3.7 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 5.0 mi
21813 Bishopville, MD 5.8 mi
19966 Millsboro, DE 6.2 mi
19967 Millville, DE 6.5 mi
21872 Whaleyville, MD 6.9 mi
21862 Showell, MD 7.1 mi
19970 Ocean View, DE 8.0 mi
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 9.4 mi
19944 Fenwick Island, DE 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19945?

19945 is in Frankford, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4979, -75.2290.

What county is 19945 in?

19945 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19945?

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

What time zone is 19945 in?

19945 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19945?

About 9,640 people live in ZIP code 19945, in 3,960 households, at 154.7 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 19945?

$87,638 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19945?

The closest are 19975 (3.7 mi), 19939 (5 mi), 21813 (5.8 mi), 19966 (6.2 mi) and 19967 (6.5 mi).

Is 19945 a PO Box ZIP code?

19945 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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