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19960

ZIP 19960 is Lincoln, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
6,774
Coordinates
38.8509, -75.4087
☼ Live from 19960 — Lincoln, DE

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Where 19960 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19960
  • 🔢 Type 19960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 499. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19958 (Lewes, DE, 15 mi away) and 19961 (Little Creek, DE, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19960 becomes 06991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01969, 06199, 09169, 09196, 09619, 10969, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96910 in Hagatna, GU, 7,991 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19960 and you would come out at 38.85°S, 104.59°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 30.3 square miles of land, 19960 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,774This ZIP6,774
Households2,306This ZIP2,306
Housing units2,500This ZIP2,500
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,200This ZIP$67,200Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$275,700This ZIP$275,700Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density223.7 / sq miThis ZIP223.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees253This ZIP253
Annual payroll$14,876,000This ZIP$14,876,000
Tax returns filed3,510This ZIP3,510
Total adjusted gross income$191,080,000This ZIP$191,080,000

Land area

Land area30.29 sq miThis ZIP30.29 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 19960

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

ZIP codes near 19960

ZIPCityDistance
19941 Ellendale, DE 4.1 mi
19954 Houston, DE 6.8 mi
19963 Milford, DE 6.8 mi
19968 Milton, DE 8.4 mi
19950 Greenwood, DE 10.4 mi
19952 Harrington, DE 11.8 mi
19947 Georgetown, DE 12.5 mi
19946 Frederica, DE 12.9 mi
19933 Bridgeville, DE 13.3 mi
19969 Nassau, DE 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19960?

19960 is in Lincoln, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8509, -75.4087.

What county is 19960 in?

19960 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19960?

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

What time zone is 19960 in?

19960 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19960?

About 6,774 people live in ZIP code 19960, in 2,306 households, at 223.7 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 19960?

$67,200 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19960?

The closest are 19941 (4.1 mi), 19954 (6.8 mi), 19963 (6.8 mi), 19968 (8.4 mi) and 19950 (10.4 mi).

Is 19960 a PO Box ZIP code?

19960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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