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19956

ZIP 19956 is Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
16,327
Coordinates
38.5476, -75.5382
☼ Live from 19956 — Laurel, DE

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Where 19956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19956
  • 🔢 Type 19956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,956 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1663. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19955 (Kenton, DE, 47 mi away) and 19958 (Lewes, DE, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19956 becomes 65991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59916, 95196, 95619, 95691, 95916, 95961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96915 in Santa Rita, GU, 8,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19956 and you would come out at 38.55°S, 104.46°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 100.4 square miles of land, 19956 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,327This ZIP16,327
Households6,332This ZIP6,332
Housing units6,752This ZIP6,752
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,603This ZIP$65,603Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$259,500This ZIP$259,500Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density162.6 / sq miThis ZIP162.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments280This ZIP280
Employees2,365This ZIP2,365
Annual payroll$103,175,000This ZIP$103,175,000
Tax returns filed7,830This ZIP7,830
Total adjusted gross income$443,935,000This ZIP$443,935,000

Land area

Land area100.40 sq miThis ZIP100.40 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 19956

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

ZIP codes near 19956

ZIPCityDistance
19931 Bethel, DE 4.2 mi
19940 Delmar, DE 5.1 mi
21875 Delmar, MD 7.4 mi
19973 Seaford, DE 7.6 mi
21861 Sharptown, MD 10.3 mi
19947 Georgetown, DE 11.1 mi
21802 Salisbury, MD 12.0 mi
21803 Salisbury, MD 12.0 mi
19933 Bridgeville, DE 13.3 mi
21849 Parsonsburg, MD 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19956?

19956 is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5476, -75.5382.

What county is 19956 in?

19956 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19956?

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

What time zone is 19956 in?

19956 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19956?

About 16,327 people live in ZIP code 19956, in 6,332 households, at 162.6 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 19956?

$65,603 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19956?

The closest are 19931 (4.2 mi), 19940 (5.1 mi), 21875 (7.4 mi), 19973 (7.6 mi) and 21861 (10.3 mi).

Is 19956 a PO Box ZIP code?

19956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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