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ZIP Code 19931: Bethel, DE

ZIP code 19931 uses the postal name Bethel, Delaware and lies entirely in Sussex County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 380 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $99,375 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 37% of its land lies in Bethel; 63% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
199sectional center: Wilmington, DE (SCF 197)
31delivery area within it
Town
Bethel · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Bethel
Micro area
Seaford, DE
House district
DE at large 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.2 sq mi · 314 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 19931?

19931 centers on 38.569°, -75.610° and covers 1.2 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 19956, 19973.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19931 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19931, 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 19931 compare with the rest of Sussex County?

Rank of 19931 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)
Measure19931In Sussex CountyIn DE
People (ACS 2020-2024)37523rd of 2358th of 68
Median household income$99knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$295knot rankednot ranked

19931's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (375). 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 67% 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 19931?

The 2020 Census counted 258 people in 19931; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 375. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
375±202 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
258
Households
166
Median age
54.5

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 19931?

Of the 375 people the ACS estimates in 19931, 15.7% are under 18 and 22.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (76.5%), then Hispanic or Latino (16.5%).

  • Under 1815.7%
  • 18 to 6461.6%
  • 65 and older22.7%
Age of the people of 19931 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic76.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino16.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.3%
  • Other or two or more1.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19931 (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 19931 earn?

Median household income is $99,375 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$99,375±$30,701
Income per person
$45,763
Below the poverty line
0.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
35.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$80,587150 returns; wages 60% 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 19931?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$294,700
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
98.2%
Housing units
176

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

What businesses are in 19931?

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 19931?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19931, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
19956Laurel16,327$66k4.2 mi
19973Seaford26,834$64k4.6 mi
21861Sharptown, MD920$86k6.7 mi (near)
19940Delmar7,540$65k6.8 mi (near)
21875Delmar, MD7,646$84k9.6 mi (near)
21659Rhodesdale, MD1,601$74k10.3 mi (near)
19933Bridgeville10,597$61k11.3 mi (near)
21837Mardela Springs, MD2,891$63k11.6 mi (near)

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