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ZIP Code 19936: Cheswold, DE

ZIP code 19936 is in Cheswold, Delaware, entirely in Kent County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 150 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $34,135 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 94% of its land lies in Cheswold; 6% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
1national area: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
199sectional center: Wilmington, DE (SCF 197)
36delivery area within it
Town
Cheswold · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Cheswold
Metro area
Dover, DE
House district
DE at large 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
0.2 sq mi · 738 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 19936?

19936 centers on 39.219°, -75.585° and covers 0.2 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 19904, 19901.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19936 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19936, 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 19936 compare with the rest of Kent County?

Rank of 19936 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)
Measure19936In Kent CountyIn DE
People (ACS 2020-2024)15218th of 1962nd of 68
Median household income$34knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$110knot rankednot ranked

19936's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (152). 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 75% 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 19936?

The 2020 Census counted 329 people in 19936; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 152. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
152±86 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
329
Households
67
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 19936?

Of the 152 people the ACS estimates in 19936, 13.8% are under 18 and 25.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (51.3%), then Hispanic or Latino (30.3%).

  • Under 1813.8%
  • 18 to 6460.5%
  • 65 and older25.7%
Age of the people of 19936 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic51.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino30.3%
  • Other or two or more15.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19936 (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 19936 earn?

Median household income is $34,135 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$34,135±$8,038
Income per person
$28,789
Below the poverty line
11.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
9.8%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
7.8%

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 19936?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$110,400
Median gross rent
$1,125
Homes owned by their occupants
67.2%
Housing units
95

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

What businesses are in 19936?

11 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade5

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 19936?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19936, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
19904Dover38,818$67k3.3 mi
19901Dover37,763$66k6.5 mi
19955Kenton352$45k4.3 mi (near)
19977Smyrna27,704$77k5.9 mi (near)
19938Clayton9,561$100k6.6 mi (near)
19953Hartly5,255$82k7.4 mi (near)
19902Dover Afb44–8.9 mi (near)
19934Camden Wyoming14,061$87k9.5 mi (near)

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