Postal Codes

19008 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 19008 covers Broomall, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 20,193 and a median household income of $127,646.

Population
20,1933,089 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$127,6461.7× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$592,466up 26.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,6331.4× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
50.6%15.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.1%20.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
665

Where 19008 is

Broomall, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population20,193
Median age44.3
Family households80.4%
Born outside the US12.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.1%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans4.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$127,646
Income per person$55,912
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more26.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,410
Mean adjusted gross income$113,046
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more14.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$469,900
Median gross rent$1,633
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied85.1%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house83.1%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units2.7%
20 or more units4.4%
Mobile home0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$592,466as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$592,466$212,463

$212,463 in 2000 to $592,466 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home17.2%
Drives to work alone71.7%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist73.7% 12.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost5.3% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments665
People employed9,062
Annual payroll$509,316,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 35.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.7 out of 100
Community resilience76.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Advertisement
Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$127,646$76,081$78,538
Income per person$55,912$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$469,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,633$1,162$1,348
Homeownership85.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home17.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US12.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age44.340.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNORRISTOWN, PA US15.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January41.7°F / 22.6°F3.66 in rain, 6.8 in snow
February43.5°F / 24.7°F2.98 in rain, 10.9 in snow
March52.1°F / 31.6°F4.41 in rain, 3 in snow
April64.8°F / 41.5°F3.9 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May74.8°F / 52.1°F4.25 in rain
June84°F / 62°F4.2 in rain
July88.8°F / 66.6°F4.7 in rain
August86.5°F / 65.2°F4.98 in rain
September80°F / 57.6°F4.91 in rain
October68.4°F / 44.6°F4.32 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November56.8°F / 35.1°F3.61 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December46.3°F / 28.3°F4.73 in rain, 4.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Marple Newtown School District98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Radnor Township School District1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability12.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

19073 Newtown Square, PA4.2 km away
19083 Havertown, PA4.2 km away
19064 Springfield, PA5.5 km away
19026 Drexel Hill, PA5.5 km away
19041 Haverford, PA5.7 km away
19016 Chester, PA6 km away
19037 Glen Riddle Lima, PA6 km away
19088 Wayne, PA6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Delaware County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.54 sq mi
Population density3,089 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9747, -75.3602

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

Advertisement