Postal Codes

19503 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19503 covers Bally, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,114 and a median household income of $75,625.

Population
1,114691 per square mile
Median age
45.66.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,625about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$284,658up 26.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,220about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
22.4%12.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 19503 is

Bally, 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

Population1,114
Median age45.6
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.4%
White (non-Hispanic)82.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans7.4%
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$75,625
Income per person$39,109
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k10.3%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k14.6%
$150–200k9.0%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$62,335
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,700
Median gross rent$1,220
Rent as a share of household income38.8%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house61.6%
Attached house31.3%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units1.8%
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$284,658as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$288,308$119,400

$119,400 in 2000 to $284,658 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed946
Annual payroll$46,361,000
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 63.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.4 out of 100
Community resilience77.9 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 weather93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.2Relatively 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$75,625$76,081$78,538
Income per person$39,109$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$232,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,220$1,162$1,348
Homeownership72.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home5.7%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.640.938.7
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 stationPOTTSTOWN LIMERICK AP, PA US18.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 22°F3.02 in rain
February40.4°F / 23.4°F2.56 in rain
March49.1°F / 30.4°F4.07 in rain
April61.3°F / 40°F3.64 in rain
May71°F / 49.9°F3.69 in rain
June79.3°F / 58.9°F3.84 in rain
July83.8°F / 64.2°F4.72 in rain
August81.5°F / 62.2°F4.38 in rain
September74.6°F / 54.8°F4.83 in rain
October63.3°F / 43.3°F3.81 in rain
November52.4°F / 33.7°F3.02 in rain
December42.1°F / 26.7°F3.76 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 supermarket82% 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.

Boyertown Area School District82.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Upper Perkiomen School District17.6% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19504 Barto, PA2.6 km away
18070 Palm, PA4.8 km away
19505 Bechtelsville, PA5 km away
18056 Hereford, PA5.4 km away
18041 East Greenville, PA6.1 km away
19472 Sassamansville, PA6.7 km away
18073 Pennsburg, PA7.8 km away
18076 Red Hill, PA8.5 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.

Berks County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.61 sq mi
Population density691 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4050, -75.5769

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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