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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People53,594 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.521,254 householdsMedian household income $44,066Median home value $135,400Median rent $1,174 a month54% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,266 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 20,068 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 11%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 29 minutes53% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 15% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 59%, Spanish 37%, Russian or other Slavic 2%22% 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, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsRutgers Community Parkstate park · 2.8 miPalmyra Cove Nature Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 179 acresEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.9 miLighthouse Fieldrecreation area · 1.5 miJuniata Golf Courserecreation area · 1.7 mi · 116 acresIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.2 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 197326 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 9 Sep 202048 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% 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
Elevation20 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTemple University Hospital - Northeast Campusunder a milePost officeRichmond Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCamden City Hall3.1 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 24th and 25th District1.5 miFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 28 Medic 45under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools16 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high, 28 otherMiddleMemphis Street Academy Charter School at John Paul Jonesunder a mileHighJules E Mastbaum High Schoolunder a mileSchoolLiguori Academyunder a mileCollegeEsperanza College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL11 miInterstateI-951.0 miUS highwayUS 132.7 miAmtrakNorth Philadelphia, PA PHN2.5 miSubwayKensington-AlleghenySoutheastern 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 aOurBus2.6 miTransit228 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 19134 ZIP area.
