Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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People14,597 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.59,023 householdsMedian household income $121,047Median home value $517,900Median rent $2,238 a month45% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,055 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 9,209 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 26 minutes28% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle, 38% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages79% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 37% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 5%, Chinese 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days40 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phila Franklin Inst station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksThomas Jefferson University - Center City Campuscollege · under a mileRutgers University - Camdencollege · 1.0 miIndependence Visitor Centervisitor center · under a milePoint Breezecape · 3.9 miPhilly Pride Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.0 miCooper Pointcape · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRutgers Community Parkstate park · under a mileThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · under a mileIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mileEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 1.1 miWalt Whitman House Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.0 miPenns Landingpark · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Feb 197322 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200346 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighPhiladelphia County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025184 of 365 days measured173 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 147main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Philadelphia County monitors, PA
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPhiladelphia Water Departmentserves 1,600,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPennsylvania Hospitalunder a milePost officeB Free Franklin Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCamden City Hall1.2 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 6th District1.0 miFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi71 schools7 elementary, 3 middle, 16 high, 45 otherSchoolMastery Schools - Lenfest Campusunder a mileSchoolSaint Mary Interparochial Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Peter's Schoolunder a mileCollegeThomas Jefferson University - Center City Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL7.4 miInterstateI-676under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL2.1 miSubway2nd StSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia, PA (Phila Chinatown at 9th and Race Street, 157 N 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States)OurBusunder a mileTransit303 stops within a mileSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), NJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19106 ZIP area.
