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19968

ZIP 19968 is Milton, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
15,486
Coordinates
38.7829, -75.2798
☼ Live from 19968 — Milton, DE

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Where 19968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19968
  • 🔢 Type 19968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 13. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19967 (Millville, DE, 19 mi away) and 19969 (Nassau, DE, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19968 becomes 86991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18969, 19896, 89169, 91896, 96819, 96918, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96918 in Umatac, GU, 7,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,244 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19968 and you would come out at 38.78°S, 104.72°E — 784 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 63.9 square miles of land, 19968 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,486This ZIP15,486
Households6,431This ZIP6,431
Housing units7,751This ZIP7,751
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$87,163This ZIP$87,163Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$437,000This ZIP$437,000Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%This ZIP43.4%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density242.4 / sq miThis ZIP242.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments240This ZIP240
Employees1,835This ZIP1,835
Annual payroll$85,715,000This ZIP$85,715,000
Tax returns filed8,280This ZIP8,280
Total adjusted gross income$801,190,000This ZIP$801,190,000

Land area

Land area63.90 sq miThis ZIP63.90 sq mi
Water area2.13 sq miThis ZIP2.13 sq mi

Other place names in 19968

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

ZIP codes near 19968

ZIPCityDistance
19969 Nassau, DE 5.4 mi
19951 Harbeson, DE 6.9 mi
19958 Lewes, DE 7.1 mi
19941 Ellendale, DE 7.9 mi
19960 Lincoln, DE 8.4 mi
19947 Georgetown, DE 10.3 mi
19971 Rehoboth Beach, DE 11.5 mi
19963 Milford, DE 11.9 mi
19966 Millsboro, DE 14.1 mi
19954 Houston, DE 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19968?

19968 is in Milton, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7829, -75.2798.

What county is 19968 in?

19968 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19968?

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

What time zone is 19968 in?

19968 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19968?

About 15,486 people live in ZIP code 19968, in 6,431 households, at 242.4 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 19968?

$87,163 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19968?

The closest are 19969 (5.4 mi), 19951 (6.9 mi), 19958 (7.1 mi), 19941 (7.9 mi) and 19960 (8.4 mi).

Is 19968 a PO Box ZIP code?

19968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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