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ZIP Code 19136: Philadelphia, PA

ZIP code 19136 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entirely in Philadelphia County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 36,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 18th most populous of Philadelphia's 50 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $56,687 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
191sectional center: Philadelphia, PA (SCF 190)
36delivery area within it
Town
Philadelphia · 50 residential ZIPs
Census places
Philadelphia
Neighborhoods
Harrisburg, Holme Circle, Holmesburg, Pennypack Woods, Upper Holmesburg, Winchester Park GeoNames
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
House district
PA-2 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
4.8 sq mi · 7,558 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
37 more ZIP codes use the name Philadelphia for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 19136?

19136 centers on 40.039°, -75.019° and covers 4.8 square miles of land plus 0.9 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 19135, 19152, 19114, 19149, 08065, 08077, 08075.

08065 · Palmyra08075 · Riverside08077 · Riverton19114 · Philadelphia19135 · Philadelphia19149 · Philadelphia19152 · Philadelphia19136 · Philadelphia (this ZIP)191360807508077191141915219135080651914908065 · Palmyra08075 · Riverside08077 · Riverton19114 · Philadelphia19135 · Philadelphia19149 · Philadelphia19152 · Philadelphia19136 · Philadelphia (this ZIP)191360807508077191141915219135080651914908065 · Palmyra08075 · Riverside08077 · Riverton19114 · Philadelphia19135 · Philadelphia19149 · Philadelphia19152 · Philadelphia19136 · Philadelphia (this ZIP)1913608075080771911419152191350806519149
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19136 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19136, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 19136 compare with the rest of Philadelphia?

Rank of 19136 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure19136In PhiladelphiaIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)36,26218th of 5067th of 1,833
Median household income$57k28th of 46876th of 1,015
Median home value$226k28th of 45505th of 1,069

Its median household income is higher than in 24% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 97% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 19136?

The 2020 Census counted 39,151 people in 19136; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 36,262. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
36,262
2020 Census count
39,151−3.7% since 2010 (40,647)
Households
13,413
Median age
36.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 19136?

Of the 36,262 people the ACS estimates in 19136, 27.4% are under 18 and 15.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (42.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (23.5%).

  • Under 1827.4%
  • 18 to 6457.7%
  • 65 and older15.0%
Age of the people of 19136 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic42.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic23.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino18.1%
  • Other or two or more8.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic7.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19136 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 19136 earn?

Median household income is $56,687 (ACS 2020-2024), the 28th highest of the 46 ranked ZIP codes in Philadelphia. It fell from $62,700 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$56,687
Income per person
$27,445
Below the poverty line
24.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
21.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$51,23314,830 returns; wages 80% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 19136?

FHFA's house price index for 19136, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 98% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 41% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +5.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$226,100
Median gross rent
$1,214
Homes owned by their occupants
57.5%
Housing units
13,942
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 19136; 2025: 891.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 19136?

508 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 46 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Other services (except public administration)78
  • Health care and social assistance72
  • Retail trade68
  • Construction66
  • Accommodation and food services59
  • Wholesale trade38

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 19136?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19136, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
19135Philadelphia33,803$53k2.1 mi
19152Philadelphia35,955$59k2.1 mi
19114Philadelphia30,411$78k2.3 mi
19149Philadelphia56,914$59k2.5 mi
08065Palmyra, NJ7,485$90k2.7 mi
08077Riverton, NJ20,613$128k3.1 mi
08075Riverside, NJ30,615$94k3.7 mi
19111Philadelphia66,283$61k3.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.