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19127 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19127 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 5,797 and a median household income of $99,792.

Population
5,79710,157 per square mile
Median age
308.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$99,7921.3× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$357,007up 11.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,7651.5× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
76.5%41.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
44%21 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
225

Where 19127 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

Population5,797
Median age30
Family households26.3%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.4%
White (non-Hispanic)81%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Veterans7.6%
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$99,792
Income per person$75,350
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k15.5%
$200k or more19.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,390
Mean adjusted gross income$93,915
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k14.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k23.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$298,900
Median gross rent$1,765
Rent as a share of household income25.1%
Owner-occupied44%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house3.9%
Attached house56.8%
2 to 4 units16.2%
5 to 19 units6.8%
20 or more units16.2%
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$357,007as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47%
Typical asking rent$2,236as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 53.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$358,705$94,350

$94,350 in 2000 to $357,007 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,236$1,394

$1,394 in 2015 to $2,236 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.5%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home26.5%
Drives to work alone58.3%
Takes public transport5.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist72% 10.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments225
People employed2,109
Annual payroll$99,754,000
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 55.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.6 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 wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.9Very 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$99,792$76,081$78,538
Income per person$75,350$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$298,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,765$1,162$1,348
Homeownership44%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home26.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age3040.938.7
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 stationPHILA FRANKLIN INST, PA US8.8 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January41.6°F / 27.8°F3.61 in rain, 6.4 in snow
February44.9°F / 29.6°F3.34 in rain, 4 in snow
March53.5°F / 36.4°F4.54 in rain, 2 in snow
April65.9°F / 46.3°F4 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.7°F / 56.3°F4.06 in rain
June84.9°F / 65.9°F4.77 in rain
July89.3°F / 71.4°F4.75 in rain
August87.2°F / 69.5°F4.95 in rain
September80.3°F / 62.7°F4.88 in rain
October68.1°F / 51.1°F4.15 in rain
November56.4°F / 41.3°F3.37 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December46.5°F / 33.2°F4.27 in rain, 3.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket34% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability14.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19128 Philadelphia, PA1.4 km away
19004 Bala Cynwyd, PA1.9 km away
19072 Narberth, PA3.2 km away
19066 Merion Station, PA3.5 km away
19129 Philadelphia, PA3.7 km away
19119 Philadelphia, PA4.4 km away
19144 Philadelphia, PA4.4 km away
19131 Philadelphia, PA4.8 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 area0.57 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density10,157 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0275, -75.2242

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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