PlainZIP

Georgetown, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Georgetown, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,799. 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 GEORGETOWN-DE · Georgetown, DE 1 ZIPs · 18,799 pop · #12739/25278 · Sussex County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,229
  • RANK-MID #12739/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,799
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,300

Nearest income peer: Milford, DE ( $121 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 Georgetown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Georgetown 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, Georgetown, DE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,799
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,229
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 19947 (18,799 residents). Household income $71,229 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Georgetown as a pure owner town.

Within Delaware, Milford is the closest lower-income city and Port Penn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Georgetown.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19947, is all of Georgetown

There is no split to weigh here: 19947 holds every one of Georgetown's 18,799 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Georgetown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 459 establishments, 7,935 employees , annual payroll $384,341k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19947 (459 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (78) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Georgetown, DE

These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Georgetown. See the Sussex County roll-up →

Georgetown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Sussex County: Millsboro, Lewes and Rehoboth Beach earn more and Seaford, Laurel and Bridgeville earn less. Rehoboth Beach marks the far end of that range at $102,146, 43% above Georgetown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19947 18,799 $71,229 459 61
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Georgetown 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 Georgetown, .