Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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People41,058 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.819,489 householdsMedian household income $103,059Median home value $461,000Median rent $1,818 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,143 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate80% of adults are in the labour force, 25,826 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, professional and business services 19%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 27 minutes27% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 15% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 3%, other languages 2%4% 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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoint Breezecape · 1.9 miJNA Institute of Culinary Arts - Culinary Schoolcollege · under a mileThe Curtis Institute of Musiccollege · 1.0 miPhilly Pride Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.4 miEagle Pointcape · 4.4 miLOVE Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.9 miThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miPenn Parkpark · under a mileRutgers Community Parkstate park · 3.1 miGray's Ferry Crescentpark · under a mileEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Feb 197321 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200346 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription84% 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
Elevation41 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJoy of Livingunder a milePost officeSchuylkill Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPhiladelphia City Hall1.4 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 17th Districtunder a mileFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 24 Medic 14under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi75 schools10 elementary, 5 middle, 14 high, 46 otherSchoolCrooked Places Made Straight Schoolright hereMiddleUniversal Alcorn Charter Middle Years Academyunder a mileSchoolPhiladelphia Free Schoolunder a mileCollegeJNA Institute of Culinary Arts - Culinary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL5.6 miInterstateI-76under a mileUS highwayUS 131.1 miAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL1.1 miRailPenn Medicine StationSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia, PA (1200 Market Street Center City 19102 By Loews Hotel. Pickup time is approximate, and may vary by 30 minutes. you will be informed ofOurBus1.5 miTransit363 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 19146 ZIP area.
