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19153 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19153 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 12,396 and a median household income of $53,434.

Population
12,3961,226 per square mile
Median age
39about the US average
Median household income
$53,43430% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
21.3%8.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$214,678up 16% in five years
Median rent
$1,3411.2× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
28%7 points below the US average
Homeownership
52.7%12.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
442

Where 19153 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

Population12,396
Median age39
Family households51.1%
Born outside the US15%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.8%
White (non-Hispanic)9%
Black (non-Hispanic)78.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans6.1%
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$53,434
Income per person$28,808
Poverty rate21.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.5%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,720
Mean adjusted gross income$48,785
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.7%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$198,700
Median gross rent$1,341
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied52.7%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house3.7%
Attached house59.3%
2 to 4 units21.3%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units11.5%
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$214,678as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$214,678$64,449

$64,449 in 2000 to $214,678 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher28%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone56.2%
Takes public transport24.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist52.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost22.1% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments442
People employed26,165
Annual payroll$1,521,153,000
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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 41% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.7 out of 100
Community resilience49.2 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.

Coastal flooding92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought33.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.5Relatively 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$53,434$76,081$78,538
Income per person$28,808$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate21.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$198,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,341$1,162$1,348
Homeownership52.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate14.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US15%7.4%13.9%
Median age3940.938.7
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 US4.3 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
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Philadelphia City School District71.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Interboro School District28.7% 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.

Walkability10.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19142 Philadelphia, PA2.1 km away
19079 Sharon Hill, PA2.2 km away
19023 Darby, PA2.5 km away
19032 Folcroft, PA3.6 km away
19050 Lansdowne, PA3.9 km away
19018 Clifton Heights, PA4.1 km away
19036 Glenolden, PA4.3 km away
19143 Philadelphia, 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 County71.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware County28.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.11 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq mi
Population density1,226 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9055, -75.2444

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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