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19142 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19142 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 30,312 and a median household income of $42,812.

Population
30,31217,361 per square mile
Median age
33.55.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,81244% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
29.9%17.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,052down 0.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,2691.1× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
12.6%22.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
48.6%16.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
288

Where 19142 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

Population30,312
Median age33.5
Family households60.3%
Born outside the US24.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.1%
White (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)79.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Veterans1.7%
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$42,812
Income per person$21,506
Poverty rate29.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance38.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.8%
$10–15k9.7%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k8.4%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k1.3%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,670
Mean adjusted gross income$36,435
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.3%
Returns, under $25k42.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$110,400
Median gross rent$1,269
Rent as a share of household income40%
Owner-occupied48.6%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1941

What the homes are

Detached house5.2%
Attached house76.9%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home2.2%
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$137,052as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.9%
Typical asking rent$1,319as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$142,779$41,484

$41,484 in 2000 to $137,052 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,319$1,082

$1,082 in 2022 to $1,319 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate15.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%
High school diploma or higher82.1%
Works from home5.4%
Drives to work alone53.3%
Takes public transport27.5%
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 screening59.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist46.2% 15.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours49.8% 13.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost28.3% 15.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments288
People employed1,912
Annual payroll$68,869,000
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 79.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.2 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 wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire20.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought20.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding8.8Relatively High 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$42,812$76,081$78,538
Income per person$21,506$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate29.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$110,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,269$1,162$1,348
Homeownership48.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate15.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home5.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US24.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age33.540.938.7
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 stationPHILADELPHIA INTL AP, PA US6 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January41.3°F / 26°F3.13 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February44.3°F / 27.5°F2.75 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March52.8°F / 34.3°F3.96 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April64.7°F / 44.3°F3.47 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May74.4°F / 54.2°F3.34 in rain
June83.2°F / 63.9°F4.04 in rain
July87.8°F / 69.6°F4.38 in rain
August85.8°F / 67.9°F4.29 in rain
September78.9°F / 60.9°F4.4 in rain
October67.2°F / 49.2°F3.47 in rain
November55.9°F / 38.8°F2.91 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46°F / 31.2°F3.97 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 supermarket55% 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability14.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19153 Philadelphia, PA2.1 km away
19143 Philadelphia, PA2.5 km away
19050 Lansdowne, PA3.1 km away
19023 Darby, PA3.1 km away
19079 Sharon Hill, PA3.7 km away
19139 Philadelphia, PA4.3 km away
19145 Philadelphia, PA4.5 km away
19018 Clifton Heights, PA4.6 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 area1.75 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density17,361 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9223, -75.2338

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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