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19134 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19134 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 56,750 and a median household income of $41,849.

Population
56,75016,468 per square mile
Median age
32.56.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$41,84945% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
36.9%24.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$119,077down 11.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,179about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
18.1%16.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.8%11.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
863

Where 19134 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

Population56,750
Median age32.5
Family households60.9%
Born outside the US9.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.5%
White (non-Hispanic)29.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino51.7%
Veterans3.8%
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$41,849
Income per person$21,953
Poverty rate36.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance45.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.2%
$10–15k11.6%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k6.5%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,620
Mean adjusted gross income$40,034
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.7%
Returns, under $25k41.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$127,500
Median gross rent$1,179
Rent as a share of household income38.8%
Owner-occupied53.8%
Vacant homes13.7%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house7.1%
Attached house83.9%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units1%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home0.3%
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$119,077as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 11.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.4%
Typical asking rent$1,432as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 72.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$135,088$53,416

$53,416 in 2000 to $119,077 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,432$828

$828 in 2016 to $1,432 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%
High school diploma or higher76.9%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone53%
Takes public transport16.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.7%
Health

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

Colorectal screening54.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist43.1% 18.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost28.9% 15.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments863
People employed13,724
Annual payroll$684,603,000
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 71.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 19 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 wave93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding27.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire7.6Very 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$41,849$76,081$78,538
Income per person$21,953$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate36.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$127,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,179$1,162$1,348
Homeownership53.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.2%7.4%13.9%
Median age32.540.938.7
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 US6.3 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 supermarket31% 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability15.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19019 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19092 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19093 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19101 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19155 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19160 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19161 Philadelphia, PA1.1 km away
19162 Philadelphia, PA1.1 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 area3.45 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density16,468 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9925, -75.1133

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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