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ZIP Code 19731: Port Penn, DE
ZIP code 19731 uses the postal name Port Penn, Delaware and lies entirely in New Castle County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 660 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $71,282 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 16% of its land lies in Port Penn (a census-designated place); 84% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Port Penn · its only residential ZIP
- County
- New Castle County
- Census places
- Port Penn census-designated place
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- House district
- DE at large 119th Congress
- State
- Delaware
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 2.5 sq mi · 259 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 19731?
19731 centers on 39.509°, -75.601° and covers 2.5 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 19709.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19731, 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 19731 compare with the rest of New Castle County?
| Measure | 19731 | In New Castle County | In DE |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 655 | 24th of 31 | 54th of 68 |
| Median household income | $71k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $369k | not ranked | not ranked |
19731's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (655). 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 65% 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 19731?
The 2020 Census counted 329 people in 19731; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 655. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 655±509 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 329
- Households
- 235
- Median age
- 66.1
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 19731?
Of the 655 people the ACS estimates in 19731, 19.7% are under 18 and 50.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1819.7%
- 18 to 6429.5%
- 65 and older50.8%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 19731 earn?
Median household income is $71,282 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $71,282±$21,280
- Income per person
- $27,471
- Below the poverty line
- 4.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 19731?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $369,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 92.3%
- Housing units
- 235
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 19731?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 19731?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19709 | Middletown | 53,234 | $133k | 4.2 mi |
| 19733 | Saint Georges | 186 | $83k | 4.4 mi (near) |
| 19706 | Delaware City | 2,038 | $84k | 4.6 mi (near) |
| 19730 | Odessa | 425 | $112k | 4.9 mi (near) |
| 08038 | Hancocks Bridge, NJ | 351 | $90k | 6.5 mi (near) |
| 19701 | Bear | 42,984 | $111k | 7.2 mi (near) |
| 08070 | Pennsville, NJ | 12,511 | $76k | 8.8 mi (near) |
| 19734 | Townsend | 14,214 | $128k | 9.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.