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ZIP code 19952 covers Harrington, Delaware, with a population of about 10,730 and a median household income of $78,333.

Population
10,730118 per square mile
Median age
37.31.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$78,3335% below the Delaware median
Poverty rate
8.8%3.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$348,915up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,18312% below the Delaware median
Degree or higher
23.2%11.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.1%10.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
182

Where 19952 is

Harrington, Delaware — 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

Population10,730
Median age37.3
Family households68.5%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans10.5%
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$78,333
Income per person$34,936
Poverty rate8.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k6.6%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,120
Mean adjusted gross income$60,600
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$274,000
Median gross rent$1,183
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied75.1%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house82.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units5.6%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home6.8%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$348,915as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$348,915$156,594

$156,594 in 2012 to $348,915 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

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

Obesity43% 9.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments182
People employed2,851
Annual payroll$112,434,000
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 52.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.5 out of 100
Community resilience57 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.

Drought94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding13.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Delaware 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 ZIPDelawareUnited States
Median household income$78,333$82,855$78,538
Income per person$34,936$44,219$43,289
Poverty rate8.8%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$274,000$326,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,183$1,341$1,348
Homeownership75.1%72.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home8.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%10.4%13.9%
Median age37.341.538.7
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 stationGREENWOOD 2NE, DE US12 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January43.6°F / 25.4°F3.61 in rain, 3.3 in snow
February45.7°F / 26.3°F2.91 in rain, 5.9 in snow
March53.9°F / 32.9°F4.01 in rain, 1.6 in snow
April64.7°F / 42.4°F3.44 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.3°F / 51.9°F3.67 in rain
June82.1°F / 61.6°F4.19 in rain
July86.7°F / 66.7°F4.01 in rain
August85°F / 64.7°F4.5 in rain
September78.9°F / 57.9°F4.77 in rain
October68.2°F / 46.2°F4.23 in rain
November57.3°F / 37.2°F3.19 in rain
December48.2°F / 29.3°F3.78 in rain, 1.8 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 supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lake Forest School District85.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodbridge School District11.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Milford School District2.6% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19954 Houston, DE6.9 km away
19943 Felton, DE11 km away
19950 Greenwood, DE11.9 km away
19979 Viola, DE13.1 km away
19963 Milford, DE13.4 km away
19980 Woodside, DE16.5 km away
19946 Frederica, DE16.6 km away
19960 Lincoln, DE17.4 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.

Kent County98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sussex County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area90.96 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density118 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9240, -75.5843

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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