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19971

ZIP 19971 is Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
14,886
Coordinates
38.6945, -75.0997
☼ Live from 19971 — Rehoboth Beach, DE

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Where 19971 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19971
  • 🔢 Type 19971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,971 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 317. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19970 (Ocean View, DE, 10 mi away) and 19973 (Seaford, DE, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19971 becomes 17991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19179, 19197, 79119, 79911, 91791, 91917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99711 in Fairbanks, AK, 3,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,255 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19971 and you would come out at 38.69°S, 104.90°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 18.0 square miles of land, 19971 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,886This ZIP14,886
Households7,587This ZIP7,587
Housing units17,042This ZIP17,042
Median age61.7This ZIP61.7Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$102,146This ZIP$102,146Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$608,800This ZIP$608,800Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,513This ZIP$1,513Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%This ZIP55.7%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density828.8 / sq miThis ZIP828.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments972This ZIP972
Employees11,062This ZIP11,062
Annual payroll$477,932,000This ZIP$477,932,000
Tax returns filed9,020This ZIP9,020
Total adjusted gross income$1,447,427,000This ZIP$1,447,427,000

Land area

Land area17.96 sq miThis ZIP17.96 sq mi
Water area11.23 sq miThis ZIP11.23 sq mi

Other place names in 19971

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

ZIP codes near 19971

ZIPCityDistance
19958 Lewes, DE 4.4 mi
19969 Nassau, DE 6.2 mi
19951 Harbeson, DE 8.4 mi
19970 Ocean View, DE 9.6 mi
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 9.9 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 10.4 mi
19967 Millville, DE 10.8 mi
19968 Milton, DE 11.5 mi
19966 Millsboro, DE 12.4 mi
19944 Fenwick Island, DE 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19971?

19971 is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6945, -75.0997.

What county is 19971 in?

19971 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19971?

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

What time zone is 19971 in?

19971 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19971?

About 14,886 people live in ZIP code 19971, in 7,587 households, at 828.8 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 19971?

$102,146 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19971?

The closest are 19958 (4.4 mi), 19969 (6.2 mi), 19951 (8.4 mi), 19970 (9.6 mi) and 19930 (9.9 mi).

Is 19971 a PO Box ZIP code?

19971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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