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19970

ZIP 19970 is Ocean View, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
8,524
Coordinates
38.5550, -75.0994
☼ Live from 19970 — Ocean View, DE

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Where 19970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19970
  • 🔢 Type 19970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,970 = 2 × 5 × 1997. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19969 (Nassau, DE, 14 mi away) and 19971 (Rehoboth Beach, DE, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19970 becomes 07991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10979, 10997, 17099, 19079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,278 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19970 and you would come out at 38.55°S, 104.90°E — 768 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 19970 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,524This ZIP8,524
Households4,046This ZIP4,046
Housing units8,567This ZIP8,567
Median age63.9This ZIP63.9Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$94,103This ZIP$94,103Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$526,600This ZIP$526,600Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,512This ZIP$1,512Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.4%This ZIP48.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density913.6 / sq miThis ZIP913.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments196This ZIP196
Employees1,490This ZIP1,490
Annual payroll$55,771,000This ZIP$55,771,000
Tax returns filed5,310This ZIP5,310
Total adjusted gross income$567,531,000This ZIP$567,531,000

Land area

Land area9.33 sq miThis ZIP9.33 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 19970

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

ZIP codes near 19970

ZIPCityDistance
19967 Millville, DE 1.6 mi
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 1.6 mi
19944 Fenwick Island, DE 5.9 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 5.9 mi
19975 Selbyville, DE 7.1 mi
19945 Frankford, DE 8.0 mi
19971 Rehoboth Beach, DE 9.6 mi
19966 Millsboro, DE 9.8 mi
21813 Bishopville, MD 10.1 mi
19951 Harbeson, DE 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19970?

19970 is in Ocean View, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5550, -75.0994.

What county is 19970 in?

19970 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19970?

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

What time zone is 19970 in?

19970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19970?

About 8,524 people live in ZIP code 19970, in 4,046 households, at 913.6 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 19970?

$94,103 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19970?

The closest are 19967 (1.6 mi), 19930 (1.6 mi), 19944 (5.9 mi), 19939 (5.9 mi) and 19975 (7.1 mi).

Is 19970 a PO Box ZIP code?

19970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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