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ZIP Code 19730: Odessa, DE

ZIP code 19730 is in Odessa, Delaware, entirely in New Castle County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 430 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $112,083 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 74% of its land lies in Odessa; 26% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
1national area: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
197sectional center: Wilmington, DE (SCF 197)
30delivery area within it
Town
Odessa · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Odessa
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
House district
DE at large 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
0.7 sq mi · 630 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 19730?

19730 centers on 39.455°, -75.661° and covers 0.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 19709, 19734.

19709 · Middletown19734 · Townsend19730 · Odessa (this ZIP)197301970919709 · Middletown19734 · Townsend19730 · Odessa (this ZIP)197301970919709 · Middletown19734 · Townsend19730 · Odessa (this ZIP)1973019709
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19730 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19730, 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).

How does 19730 compare with the rest of New Castle County?

Rank of 19730 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)
Measure19730In New Castle CountyIn DE
People (ACS 2020-2024)42525th of 3157th of 68
Median household income$112knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$323knot rankednot ranked

19730's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (425). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 74% of 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 19730?

The 2020 Census counted 472 people in 19730; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 425. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
425±218 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
472
Households
159
Median age
43.7

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 19730?

Of the 425 people the ACS estimates in 19730, 30.1% are under 18 and 25.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (63.8%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.1%).

  • Under 1830.1%
  • 18 to 6444.2%
  • 65 and older25.6%
Age of the people of 19730 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic63.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino10.6%
  • Other or two or more2.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19730 (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 19730 earn?

Median household income is $112,083 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$112,083±$49,025
Income per person
$61,480
Below the poverty line
1.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
1.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
39.8%

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 19730?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$322,600
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
80.5%
Housing units
170

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 19730?

20 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Other services (except public administration)6
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services3

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 19730?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19730, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
19709Middletown53,234$133k2.9 mi
19734Townsend14,214$128k5.1 mi
19731Port Penn655$71k4.9 mi (near)
19733Saint Georges186$83k7.2 mi (near)
21912Warwick, MD1,536$70k8.8 mi (near)
19706Delaware City2,038$84k9.1 mi (near)
19701Bear42,984$111k9.1 mi (near)
08038Hancocks Bridge, NJ351$90k9.2 mi (near)

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