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19501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19501 covers Adamstown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 950 and a median household income of $80,000.

Population
950972 per square mile
Median age
31.37.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$80,0001.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$316,650up 35.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,02312% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 19501 is

Adamstown, 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

Population950
Median age31.3
Family households72.4%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)91.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans3.3%
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$80,000
Income per person$41,810
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k7.2%
$50–60k11.9%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k14.4%
$125–150k13.3%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more8.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$226,700
Median gross rent$1,023
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house66.6%
Attached house15.6%
2 to 4 units15.9%
5 to 19 units1.9%
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$316,650as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$316,650$155,328

$155,328 in 2013 to $316,650 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home19.3%
Drives to work alone76%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments33
People employed400
Annual payroll$20,136,000
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 50.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.7 out of 100
Community resilience59.1 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.

Winter weather92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.6Relatively 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$80,000$76,081$78,538
Income per person$41,810$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$226,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,023$1,162$1,348
Homeownership75.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home19.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age31.340.938.7
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 stationBLUE MARSH LAKE, PA US15.6 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January37.2°F / 19.5°F3.32 in rain
February39.7°F / 20.8°F2.59 in rain
March48.8°F / 28.6°F3.88 in rain
April61.7°F / 38.4°F3.81 in rain
May71.7°F / 48.8°F3.83 in rain
June80.4°F / 58.3°F4.83 in rain
July85.3°F / 63.3°F5.15 in rain
August83.4°F / 61.5°F4.64 in rain
September76.8°F / 53.7°F5.01 in rain
October64.5°F / 42.1°F4.3 in rain
November52.6°F / 32.5°F3.24 in rain
December42°F / 25.1°F3.77 in rain
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 supermarket98% 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%.

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

Cocalico School District97.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wilson School District2% 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 vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17569 Reinholds, PA4.7 km away
17517 Denver, PA5.1 km away
17567 Reamstown, PA6.1 km away
17507 Bowmansville, PA6.2 km away
19540 Mohnton, PA6.6 km away
19608 Reading, PA7.9 km away
19607 Reading, PA8.7 km away
17578 Stevens, PA9.3 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.

Lancaster County98% of this ZIP code's land area
Berks County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.98 sq mi
Population density972 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2423, -76.0577

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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