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19046 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19046 covers Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 19,143 and a median household income of $112,959.

Population
19,1432,865 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$112,9591.5× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$522,584up 25.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,4331.2× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
62.7%27.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.1%3.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
841

Where 19046 is

Jenkintown, 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

Population19,143
Median age44.3
Family households66.4%
Born outside the US8.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.1%
White (non-Hispanic)81.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans5.8%
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$112,959
Income per person$70,386
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k12.5%
$200k or more24.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,150
Mean adjusted gross income$178,267
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.7%
Returns, under $25k21.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more18.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$446,800
Median gross rent$1,433
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied68.1%
Vacant homes9%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house51%
Attached house9.4%
2 to 4 units10.4%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units25.7%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$522,584as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.8%
Typical asking rent$1,656as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$522,584$172,803

$172,803 in 2000 to $522,584 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%
High school diploma or higher97.6%
Works from home25.3%
Drives to work alone57.1%
Takes public transport5.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist72.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments841
People employed16,802
Annual payroll$866,557,000
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 34.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.1 out of 100
Community resilience88.4 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 weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail18.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$112,959$76,081$78,538
Income per person$70,386$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$446,800$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,433$1,162$1,348
Homeownership68.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home25.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.6%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 stationPHILADELPHIA NE AP, PA US8.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January41.8°F / 26.6°F3.34 in rain
February44.9°F / 28.1°F2.57 in rain
March53.1°F / 34.7°F3.96 in rain
April65.2°F / 44.2°F3.77 in rain
May74.5°F / 54.1°F3.61 in rain
June83.3°F / 63.9°F3.87 in rain
July88.2°F / 69.4°F4.32 in rain
August86.1°F / 67.7°F4.22 in rain
September79.3°F / 60.3°F4.52 in rain
October67.5°F / 48.3°F3.63 in rain
November56.6°F / 38.4°F3.19 in rain
December46.7°F / 31.2°F4 in rain
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 supermarket21% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Abington School District89.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Jenkintown School District8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lower Moreland Township School District1.4% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability13.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19001 Abington, PA2.9 km away
19027 Elkins Park, PA3.3 km away
19095 Wyncote, PA4 km away
19012 Cheltenham, PA4.2 km away
19038 Glenside, PA4.2 km away
19111 Philadelphia, PA4.8 km away
19006 Huntingdon Valley, PA5.2 km away
19126 Philadelphia, PA5.2 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.

Montgomery County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.68 sq mi
Population density2,865 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0980, -75.1078

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.

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