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19975

ZIP 19975 is Selbyville, Delaware, in Sussex County; area code 302; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Seaford, DE
Population
10,862
Coordinates
38.4689, -75.1717
☼ Live from 19975 — Selbyville, DE

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Where 19975 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19975
  • 🔢 Type 19975 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLGGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,975 = 5 × 5 × 17 × 47. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19973 (Seaford, DE, 27 mi away) and 19977 (Smyrna, DE, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19975 becomes 57991, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17959, 59719, 59917, 71959, 79159, 79519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99571 in Cold Bay, AK, 4,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,254 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19975 and you would come out at 38.47°S, 104.83°E — 768 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 19975 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,862This ZIP10,862
Households5,085This ZIP5,085
Housing units9,021This ZIP9,021
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,568This ZIP$88,568Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$462,700This ZIP$462,700Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,037This ZIP$1,037Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%This ZIP37.8%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density425.4 / sq miThis ZIP425.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments276This ZIP276
Employees4,410This ZIP4,410
Annual payroll$203,687,000This ZIP$203,687,000
Tax returns filed6,020This ZIP6,020
Total adjusted gross income$615,544,000This ZIP$615,544,000

Land area

Land area25.54 sq miThis ZIP25.54 sq mi
Water area1.74 sq miThis ZIP1.74 sq mi

Other place names in 19975

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

ZIP codes near 19975

ZIPCityDistance
21813 Bishopville, MD 3.2 mi
19945 Frankford, DE 3.7 mi
21862 Showell, MD 5.5 mi
19967 Millville, DE 5.6 mi
19944 Fenwick Island, DE 6.4 mi
19970 Ocean View, DE 7.1 mi
19939 Dagsboro, DE 7.2 mi
21872 Whaleyville, MD 7.8 mi
19930 Bethany Beach, DE 8.0 mi
21842 Ocean City, MD 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19975?

19975 is in Selbyville, Delaware, in Sussex County, part of the Seaford, DE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4689, -75.1717.

What county is 19975 in?

19975 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 19975?

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

What time zone is 19975 in?

19975 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19975?

About 10,862 people live in ZIP code 19975, in 5,085 households, at 425.4 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 19975?

$88,568 a year, against $84,954 across Delaware.

What ZIP codes are near 19975?

The closest are 21813 (3.2 mi), 19945 (3.7 mi), 21862 (5.5 mi), 19967 (5.6 mi) and 19944 (6.4 mi).

Is 19975 a PO Box ZIP code?

19975 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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