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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People19,681 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.910,378 householdsMedian household income $102,106Median home value $539,500Median rent $1,740 a month35% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,731 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 12,879 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 31 minutes36% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 19% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Chinese 4%8% 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 landmarksCommunity College of Philadelphia - Main Campuscollege · 1.1 miThomas Jefferson University - Center City Campuscollege · 1.1 miIndependence Visitor Centervisitor center · under a mileCity Hall Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.2 miCooper Pointcape · 1.4 miPoint Breezecape · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mileRutgers Community Parkstate park · 1.3 miIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mileThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miVine Street Parkpark · under a mileIndependance Mallpark · 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 197323 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200345 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation34 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Wellness Center at Girardunder a milePost officeSpring Garden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPhiladelphia City Hall1.2 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 6th Districtunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 29 Medic 15under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi84 schools7 elementary, 3 middle, 22 high, 52 otherSchoolLaboratory Charter School Northern Liberties K - 8 Campusright hereElementaryGeneral Philip Kearny Elementary Schoolright hereMiddleYoung Scholars Charter Schoolunder a mileCollegeCommunity College of Philadelphia - Main Campus1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL8.1 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL2.0 miSubwaySpring GardenSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphiaFlixBusunder a mileTransit333 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 19123 ZIP area.
