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19151 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19151 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 32,938 and a median household income of $58,046.

Population
32,93813,732 per square mile
Median age
35.43.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,04624% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
21%8.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$203,445up 2.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,167about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
28.3%6.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.5%1.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
329

Where 19151 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

Population32,938
Median age35.4
Family households60.5%
Born outside the US8.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)7.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans4.7%
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$58,046
Income per person$30,882
Poverty rate21%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.5%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k6.3%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,220
Mean adjusted gross income$50,723
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.4%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$181,200
Median gross rent$1,167
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied63.5%
Vacant homes12.5%
Median year built1943

What the homes are

Detached house5.5%
Attached house72%
2 to 4 units16.5%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units4.8%
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$203,445as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.4%
Typical asking rent$1,352as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$208,153$57,184

$57,184 in 2000 to $203,445 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,352$1,106

$1,106 in 2022 to $1,352 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone53.2%
Takes public transport26%
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 screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments329
People employed2,140
Annual payroll$76,943,000
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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 45.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.4 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 wave66.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.1Very Low 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$58,046$76,081$78,538
Income per person$30,882$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate21%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$181,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,167$1,162$1,348
Homeownership63.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age35.440.938.7
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 US7.3 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 supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket51% 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.

Walkability12.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19131 Philadelphia, PA2.4 km away
19082 Upper Darby, PA2.4 km away
19139 Philadelphia, PA2.7 km away
19066 Merion Station, PA2.9 km away
19096 Wynnewood, PA3.1 km away
19143 Philadelphia, PA4.2 km away
19004 Bala Cynwyd, PA4.2 km away
19050 Lansdowne, PA4.5 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 area2.4 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density13,732 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9772, -75.2545

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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