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Essington, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essington, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,971. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ESSINGTON-PA · Essington, PA 1 ZIPs · 3,971 pop · #20570/25278 · Delaware County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $53,451
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20570/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Upper Darby
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,971
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,400

Nearest income peer: Upper Darby, PA (+ $3,657 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Essington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Essington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Essington, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,971
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,451
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,451 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (19029) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Essington as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Kylertown is the closest lower-income city and La Belle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Essington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19029, is all of Essington

There is no split to weigh here: 19029 holds every one of Essington's 3,971 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Essington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 143 establishments, 2,325 employees , annual payroll $156,151k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19029 (143 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (24) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Essington, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Delaware County, which covers 38 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essington. See the Delaware County roll-up →

Essington sits in the lower half of Delaware County on income: Upper Darby, Havertown and Media report more, Chester and Darby report less. Bryn Mawr marks the far end of that range at $144,471, 170% above Essington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19029 3,971 $53,451 143 680
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Essington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Essington, .