Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:39 pm
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People28,829 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.912,033 householdsMedian household income $38,376Median home value $121,100Median rent $1,368 a month46% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,215 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 12,385 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 11%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 33 minutes56% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 25% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 73%, other languages 9%, Spanish 7%, Vietnamese 4%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 26°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month September23 in of snow a year, on about 12 days30 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Philadelphia Intl Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoint Breezecape · 1.6 miGibson Pointcape · 1.1 miUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphiacollege · 2.2 miCommunity College of Philadelphia - West Regional Centercollege · 2.7 miDike Trailtrailhead · 2.4 miJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicumnational wildlife refuge · 2.8 mi · 1,011 acresPaschall Parkpark · under a mileCobbs Creekpark · under a mile · 155 acresThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 4.8 miIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.8 miRutgers Community Parkstate park · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 16 Jan 199450 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200348 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 home80% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% 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
Elevation63 ft19 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Fitzgerald Hospital1.9 miPost officePaschall Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColwyn Borough Hall1.2 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 12th Districtunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 40 Ladder 4 Medic 19under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, 14 otherHighJohn Bartram High Schoolright hereMiddleTilden Middle Schoolright hereSchoolSaint Barnabas Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphia2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL3.5 miInterstateI-761.9 miUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL3.6 miLight railElmwood Av & 67th StSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia International Airport (Terminal C Arrivals Level - Zone 8, the designated pick up for charter buses for Terminals C, opposite Baggage ClaOurBus3.1 miTransit241 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 19142 ZIP area.
