Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:19 am – 4:38 pm
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People38,039 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.617,980 householdsMedian household income $93,173Median home value $353,500Median rent $1,673 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,284 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 23,207 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 30 minutes58% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 9% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksUnited Lutheran Seminary - Philadelphia Campuscollege · 2.3 miCircadium - Philadelphia School of Circus Artscollege · 2.3 miLower Roxborough Reservoirreservoir · under a mileUpper Roxborough Reservoirreservoir · under a mileDevils Poollake · under a mileGustine Lakelake · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWissahickon Valley Parkpark · within reach · 2,020 acresWissahickon Valleypark · within reach · 2,019 acresFort Washington State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 487 acresPhiladelphia National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.0 miHope Lodgestate historic site · 5.2 miThe Highlands Mansion And Gardensstate historic site · 5.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199447 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200339 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% 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
Elevation314 ft96 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxborough Memorial Hospital1.8 miPost officeRoxborough Postal Store Post Office1.2 miTown hallWhitemarsh Township Municipal Building2.8 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 5th Districtunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 66under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 9 otherSchoolShawmont Schoolunder a mileHighWalter Biddle Saul High Schoolunder a mileSchoolGreen Woods Charter Schoolunder a mileCollegeUnited Lutheran Seminary - Philadelphia Campus2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL12 miInterstateI-761.5 miUS highwayUS 12.9 miAmtrakArdmore, PA ARD4.3 miRailIvy RidgeSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)1.1 miCoachElkins Park, PA (H Mart, 7320 Old York Rd Suite #110, Elkins Park, PA 19027, United States)OurBus5.0 miTransit70 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 19128 ZIP area.
