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19947

ZIP 19947 is Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
20,760
Coordinates
38.6703, -75.4047
☼ Live from 19947 — Georgetown, DE

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Where 19947 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19947
  • 🔢 Type 19947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,947 = 3 × 61 × 109. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19946 (Frederica, DE, 25 mi away) and 19950 (Greenwood, DE, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19947 becomes 74991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17949, 47199, 47991, 49719, 49791, 49917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99741 in Galena, AK, 3,599 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,239 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19947 and you would come out at 38.67°S, 104.60°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 119.2 square miles of land, 19947 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,760This ZIP20,760
Households6,735This ZIP6,735
Housing units7,425This ZIP7,425
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,229This ZIP$71,229Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$322,300This ZIP$322,300Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,383This ZIP$1,383Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density174.1 / sq miThis ZIP174.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments459This ZIP459
Employees7,935This ZIP7,935
Annual payroll$384,341,000This ZIP$384,341,000
Tax returns filed9,780This ZIP9,780
Total adjusted gross income$579,829,000This ZIP$579,829,000

Land area

Land area119.22 sq miThis ZIP119.22 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 19947

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

ZIP codes near 19947

ZIPCityDistance
19951 Harbeson, DE 8.1 mi
19941 Ellendale, DE 8.6 mi
19966 Millsboro, DE 9.3 mi
19968 Milton, DE 10.3 mi
19956 Laurel, DE 11.1 mi
19933 Bridgeville, DE 11.6 mi
19973 Seaford, DE 12.1 mi
19960 Lincoln, DE 12.5 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 12.7 mi
19969 Nassau, DE 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19947?

19947 is in Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6703, -75.4047.

What county is 19947 in?

19947 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19947?

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

What time zone is 19947 in?

19947 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19947?

About 20,760 people live in ZIP code 19947, in 6,735 households, at 174.1 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 19947?

$71,229 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19947?

The closest are 19951 (8.1 mi), 19941 (8.6 mi), 19966 (9.3 mi), 19968 (10.3 mi) and 19956 (11.1 mi).

Is 19947 a PO Box ZIP code?

19947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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