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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People36,262 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.913,413 householdsMedian household income $56,687Median home value $226,100Median rent $1,214 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,956 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 13,961 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 31 minutes65% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Chinese 4%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September20 in of snow a year, on about 7 days29 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Philadelphia Ne Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Neshaminy Falls
Nearby landmarksHoly Family Universitycollege · 2.1 miTen Mile Pointcape · 1.2 miWright Pointcape · 1.5 miDredge Harborbay · 2.1 miOrleans Technical Institutecollege · 3.5 miSwedes Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHawk Island State Parkstate park · 2.5 miPalmyra Cove Nature Parkstate park · 2.5 mi · 179 acresRusso Playgroundrecreation area · under a mileLincoln, Abrahampark · 1.0 mi · 84 acresTaylor Preservestate conservation land · 1.7 miAmico Islandstate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 126 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202447 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202447 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation50 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNazareth Hospital1.8 miPost officeHolmesburg Finance Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRiverton Borough Hall2.0 miPoliceRiverton Police Department2.0 miFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 36 Ladder 20 Medic 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 11 otherElementaryJoseph H Brown Schoolunder a mileSchoolNew Foundations Charter Schoolunder a mileSchoolHolmesburg Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeHoly Family University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL17 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakCornwells Heights, PA CWH4.2 miRailHolmesburg JunctionSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia, PA (7300 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia (Near McDonald Parking Lot) Pickup time is approximate, and may vary by 30 minutes. you will be inOurBus1.8 miTransit124 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 19136 ZIP area.
