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19963

ZIP 19963 is Milford, Delaware, mostly in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex +1 more
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
23,500
Coordinates
38.9433, -75.3626
☼ Live from 19963 — Milford, DE

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Where 19963 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19963
  • 🔢 Type 19963 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 19963 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110111111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19962 (Magnolia, DE, 11 mi away) and 19964 (Marydel, DE, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19963 becomes 36991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13699, 16939, 19369, 19936, 31699, 36919, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96931 in Tamuning, GU, 7,987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19963 and you would come out at 38.94°S, 104.64°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 105.1 square miles of land, 19963 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,500This ZIP23,500
Households9,880This ZIP9,880
Housing units10,933This ZIP10,933
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,108This ZIP$71,108Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$322,500This ZIP$322,500Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,254This ZIP$1,254Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density223.6 / sq miThis ZIP223.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments641This ZIP641
Employees11,326This ZIP11,326
Annual payroll$584,187,000This ZIP$584,187,000
Tax returns filed11,090This ZIP11,090
Total adjusted gross income$740,461,000This ZIP$740,461,000

Land area

Land area105.12 sq miThis ZIP105.12 sq mi
Water area8.11 sq miThis ZIP8.11 sq mi

Counties 19963 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sussex County 50.3%
Kent County 49.7%

Other place names in 19963

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ZIP codes near 19963

ZIPCityDistance
19960 Lincoln, DE 6.8 mi
19946 Frederica, DE 7.9 mi
19954 Houston, DE 9.1 mi
19941 Ellendale, DE 10.9 mi
19962 Magnolia, DE 11.0 mi
19968 Milton, DE 11.9 mi
19903 Dover, DE 12.3 mi
19952 Harrington, DE 13.5 mi
19979 Viola, DE 13.7 mi
19943 Felton, DE 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19963?

19963 is in Milford, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9433, -75.3626.

What county is 19963 in?

19963 spans 2 counties: Sussex County and Kent County. Most of it falls in Sussex County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 19963?

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

What time zone is 19963 in?

19963 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19963?

About 23,500 people live in ZIP code 19963, in 9,880 households, at 223.6 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 19963?

$71,108 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19963?

The closest are 19960 (6.8 mi), 19946 (7.9 mi), 19954 (9.1 mi), 19941 (10.9 mi) and 19962 (11 mi).

Is 19963 a PO Box ZIP code?

19963 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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