Postal Codes

19126 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19126 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 17,520 and a median household income of $52,847.

Population
17,52014,726 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$52,84731% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$231,092up 0.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,116about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
26.3%8.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
143

Where 19126 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

Population17,520
Median age41.1
Family households56.5%
Born outside the US7.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.7%
White (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)80.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans5.4%
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$52,847
Income per person$30,532
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.9%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k7.3%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k7.8%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,910
Mean adjusted gross income$51,616
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.6%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$214,300
Median gross rent$1,116
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1941

What the homes are

Detached house16.4%
Attached house53.5%
2 to 4 units10.9%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units15.4%
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$231,092as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.3%
Typical asking rent$1,317as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$241,125$82,030

$82,030 in 2000 to $231,092 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone56.7%
Takes public transport24.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.5%
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 dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments143
People employed2,172
Annual payroll$84,079,000
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 58.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.3 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 wave98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide44.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.3Relatively 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$52,847$76,081$78,538
Income per person$30,532$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$214,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,116$1,162$1,348
Homeownership60.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age41.140.938.7
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 US11.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket73% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability14.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19138 Philadelphia, PA1.6 km away
19027 Elkins Park, PA2.1 km away
19141 Philadelphia, PA2.3 km away
19012 Cheltenham, PA2.8 km away
19120 Philadelphia, PA2.9 km away
19150 Philadelphia, PA3.3 km away
19095 Wyncote, PA3.5 km away
19144 Philadelphia, PA3.9 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 area1.19 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density14,726 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0568, -75.1379

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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