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Thornton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thornton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,273. 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 THORNTON-PA · Thornton, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,273 pop · #290/25278 · Delaware County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $192,708
  • RANK-TOP #290/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bryn Mawr
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,273
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $755,800

Nearest income peer: Bryn Mawr, PA ( $48,237 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 Thornton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thornton 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, Thornton, PA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,273
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$192,708
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $192,708 and home value $755,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Dresher is the closest lower-income city and Berwyn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thornton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19373, is all of Thornton

There is no split to weigh here: 19373 holds every one of Thornton's 4,273 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thornton

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 315 employees , annual payroll $22,396k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19373 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Thornton, PA

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

No other city sharing Delaware County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Thornton. Upper Darby, Havertown and Media sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Chester marks the far end of that range at $41,261, 79% below Thornton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19373 4,273 $192,708 56 398
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Thornton 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 Thornton, .