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ZIP Code 19975: Selbyville, DE

ZIP code 19975 uses the postal name Selbyville, Delaware and lies entirely in Sussex County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 11,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $88,568 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 14% of its land lies in Selbyville; 86% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
199sectional center: Wilmington, DE (SCF 197)
75delivery area within it
Town
Selbyville · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Selbyville
Micro area
Seaford, DE
House district
DE at large 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
25.5 sq mi · 425 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 19975?

19975 centers on 38.468°, -75.167° and covers 25.5 square miles of land plus 1.7 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 21813, 19945, 19944, 21842.

19944 · Fenwick Island19945 · Frankford21813 · Bishopville21842 · Ocean City19975 · Selbyville (this ZIP)1997519945218132184219944 · Fenwick Island19945 · Frankford21813 · Bishopville21842 · Ocean City19975 · Selbyville (this ZIP)1997519945218132184219944 · Fenwick Island19945 · Frankford21813 · Bishopville21842 · Ocean City19975 · Selbyville (this ZIP)19975199452181321842
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19975 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19975, 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 19975 compare with the rest of Sussex County?

Rank of 19975 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)
Measure19975In Sussex CountyIn DE
People (ACS 2020-2024)10,86210th of 2333rd of 68
Median household income$89k8th of 1921st of 48
Median home value$463k7th of 2110th of 50

Its median household income is higher than in 72% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 70% 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 19975?

The 2020 Census counted 10,476 people in 19975; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 10,862. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 26.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
10,862
2020 Census count
10,476+26.9% since 2010 (8,253)
Households
5,085
Median age
59.6

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 19975?

Of the 10,862 people the ACS estimates in 19975, 10.3% are under 18 and 39.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.3%).

  • Under 1810.3%
  • 18 to 6449.9%
  • 65 and older39.7%
Age of the people of 19975 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic82.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino9.5%
  • Other or two or more3.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic3.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.6%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19975 (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 19975 earn?

Median household income is $88,568 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 19 ranked ZIP codes in Sussex County. It rose from $72,947 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$88,568±$11,012
Income per person
$60,340
Below the poverty line
4.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
37.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$102,2506,020 returns; wages 43% 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 19975?

FHFA's house price index for 19975, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 119% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 80% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +23.3% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$462,700
Median gross rent
$1,037
Homes owned by their occupants
88.2%
Housing units
9,021
0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025
Index = 100 in 1993, the first year FHFA reports for 19975; 2025: 432.9. 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 19975?

276 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 30 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade50
  • Construction34
  • Other services (except public administration)34
  • Accommodation and food services28
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services25
  • Real estate and rental and leasing20

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 19975?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19975, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21813Bishopville, MD2,999$122k3.2 mi
19945Frankford9,640$88k3.9 mi
19944Fenwick Island636$121k6.2 mi
21842Ocean City, MD11,226$80k8.5 mi
19967Millville2,376$98k5.5 mi (near)
21862Showell, MD30–5.6 mi (near)
19970Ocean View8,524$94k7.0 mi (near)
19939Dagsboro7,490$90k7.3 mi (near)
19930Bethany Beach3,014$126k7.9 mi (near)

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