Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:31 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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People25,140 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.912,417 householdsMedian household income $109,554Median home value $392,400Median rent $1,782 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,580 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate83% of adults are in the labour force, 17,586 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 9%Average commute 31 minutes39% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 17% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages67% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 6%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, Chinese 2%5% 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTemple Universitycollege · 1.7 miRutgers University - Camdencollege · 2.0 miCooper Pointcape · 1.3 miCooper Riverriver · 1.7 miIndependence Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.2 miPetty Islandisland · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRutgers Community Parkstate park · 1.7 miEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 1.7 miIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.0 miThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 2.6 miWalt Whitman House Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.4 miPyne Poyntpark · 1.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Feb 197325 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 9 Sep 202050 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 subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL6% 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
Elevation29 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKensington Hospitalunder a milePost officeKensington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCamden City Hall2.2 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 26th Districtunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Ladder 16 Medic 46under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi62 schools16 elementary, 5 middle, 10 high, 31 otherSchoolSaint Laurentius School of Holy Name of Jesus Parishunder a mileSchoolPenn Treaty Schoolunder a mileElementaryHoratio B Hackett Schoolunder a mileCollegeTemple University1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL9.5 miInterstateI-951.0 miUS highwayUS 301.7 miAmtrakNorth Philadelphia, PA PHN2.1 miLight railGirard Av & Berks StSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia, PA (Spring Garden Market-Frankford Line Station. North side of Spring Garden Street, under the freeway, between SEPTA station entrance aOurBus1.4 miTransit275 stops within a mileSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19125 ZIP area.
