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19147 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19147 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 38,747 and a median household income of $104,190.

Population
38,74728,964 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$104,1901.4× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$495,305up 5.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,6791.4× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
69.2%34.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.7%10.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,170

Where 19147 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

Population38,747
Median age35.7
Family households44%
Born outside the US11%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.9%
White (non-Hispanic)68.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans2.6%
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$104,190
Income per person$79,074
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k11.7%
$200k or more24.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,000
Mean adjusted gross income$138,153
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.6%
Returns, under $25k17.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more15.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$524,900
Median gross rent$1,679
Rent as a share of household income25.7%
Owner-occupied54.7%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house4.5%
Attached house60.3%
2 to 4 units18%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units10%
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$495,305as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30.5%
Typical asking rent$2,008as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 35.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$495,305$123,621

$123,621 in 2000 to $495,305 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,008$1,458

$1,458 in 2015 to $2,008 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.2%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home31.2%
Drives to work alone27%
Takes public transport12.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist70.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,170
People employed10,609
Annual payroll$409,739,000
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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 56% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.5 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 wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding10Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
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$104,190$76,081$78,538
Income per person$79,074$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$524,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,679$1,162$1,348
Homeownership54.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home31.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11%7.4%13.9%
Median age35.740.938.7
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 US2.9 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 supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability17.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19172 Philadelphia, PA1.3 km away
19107 Philadelphia, PA1.4 km away
19106 Philadelphia, PA1.5 km away
19109 Philadelphia, PA1.6 km away
19102 Philadelphia, PA1.6 km away
19110 Philadelphia, PA1.7 km away
19190 Philadelphia, PA1.7 km away
19148 Philadelphia, PA1.7 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 area1.34 sq mi
Population density28,964 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9362, -75.1563

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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