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Where 19955 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.
- 🔢 Type 19955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 19,955 = 5 × 13 × 307. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100110111110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19954 (Houston, DE, 24 mi away) and 19956 (Laurel, DE, 47 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 19955 becomes 55991 — and that is a real ZIP code: Zumbro Falls, MN, 929 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15959, 19559, 55919, 55991, 59915, 95159, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99551 in Akiachak, AK, 3,766 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,219 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19955 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 104.34°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
- 📏 At 0.099 square miles of land, 19955 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 48 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 352This ZIP352 |
|---|---|
| Households | 94This ZIP94 |
| Housing units | 104This ZIP104 |
| Median age | 14.1This ZIP14.1Delaware41.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $44,634This ZIP$44,634Delaware$84,954US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $225,500This ZIP$225,500Delaware$352,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,452This ZIP$1,452Delaware$1,401US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.8%This ZIP32.8% |
| Mean commute | 25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min |
| Population density | 3,555.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,555.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 118This ZIP118 |
| Annual payroll | $6,902,000This ZIP$6,902,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 19955
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 19955
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
19938 | Clayton, DE | 2.7 mi |
19936 | Cheswold, DE | 4.3 mi |
19953 | Hartly, DE | 5.4 mi |
19904 | Dover, DE | 5.6 mi |
19977 | Smyrna, DE | 8.1 mi |
21670 | Templeville, MD | 8.3 mi |
21649 | Marydel, MD | 8.5 mi |
19906 | Dover, DE | 8.7 mi |
19905 | Dover, DE | 8.9 mi |
19964 | Marydel, DE | 9.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 19955?
19955 is in Kenton, Delaware, in Kent County, part of the Dover, DE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2270, -75.6647.
What county is 19955 in?
19955 lies in Kent County.
What area code is 19955?
Kenton uses area code 302, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 19955 in?
19955 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 19955?
About 352 people live in ZIP code 19955, in 94 households, at 3,555.6 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 19955?
$44,634 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.
What ZIP codes are near 19955?
The closest are 19938 (2.7 mi), 19936 (4.3 mi), 19953 (5.4 mi), 19904 (5.6 mi) and 19977 (8.1 mi).
Is 19955 a PO Box ZIP code?
19955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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