Postal Codes

19116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19116 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 33,421 and a median household income of $67,558.

Population
33,4216,401 per square mile
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,55811% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
14.6%2.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$397,426up 20.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,214about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
36.1%1.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
59.9%5.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
954

Where 19116 is

Philadelphia, 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

Population33,421
Median age46.1
Family households66.6%
Born outside the US39.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home45.1%
White (non-Hispanic)66.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)18%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans4.5%
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$67,558
Income per person$35,833
Poverty rate14.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,870
Mean adjusted gross income$65,328
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$321,400
Median gross rent$1,214
Rent as a share of household income32%
Owner-occupied59.9%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house25.2%
Attached house30.8%
2 to 4 units21.7%
5 to 19 units12%
20 or more units10.3%
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$397,426as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74%
Typical asking rent$2,035as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$397,426$117,089

$117,089 in 2000 to $397,426 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone70%
Takes public transport5.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost13.1% same as the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments954
People employed9,134
Annual payroll$434,724,000
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 60.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.2 out of 100
Community resilience38.1 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.

Heat wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought11.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire9.5Very 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$67,558$76,081$78,538
Income per person$35,833$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$321,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,214$1,162$1,348
Homeownership59.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US39.6%7.4%13.9%
Median age46.140.938.7
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 US3.9 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Philadelphia City School District100% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability14.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19115 Philadelphia, PA3.4 km away
19006 Huntingdon Valley, PA3.7 km away
19009 Bryn Athyn, PA4.2 km away
19154 Philadelphia, PA4.6 km away
19053 Feasterville Trevose, PA4.9 km away
19114 Philadelphia, PA6.2 km away
19152 Philadelphia, PA6.6 km away
19020 Bensalem, PA7 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.

Philadelphia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.22 sq mi
Population density6,401 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1166, -75.0198

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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