Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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People50,400 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.121,329 householdsMedian household income $82,605Median home value $307,000Median rent $1,594 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,441 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 26,070 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 30 minutes33% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 19% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, Spanish 13%, other Asian or Pacific languages 7%, Chinese 6%19% 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksEagle Pointcape · 2.4 miPoint Breezecape · 2.8 miJNA Institute of Culinary Arts - Culinary Schoolcollege · 1.8 miThomas Jefferson University - Center City Campuscollege · 2.6 miMeadow Lakelake · 1.6 miGreenwich Islandisland · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Seventh St Ballfieldsrecreation area · under a mileRutgers Community Parkstate park · 3.0 miThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miBigler St Track and Fieldrecreation area · under a mileIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.7 miWalt Whitman House Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.6 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 197320 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation12 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson Methodist Hospital1.2 miPost officeSnyder Plaza Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGloucester City Municipal Building1.9 miPolicePhiladelphia Police Department - 3rd District1.6 miFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 53 Ladder 27 Medic 43under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools9 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 21 otherSchoolJohn H Taggart Schoolunder a mileSchoolGeorge Sharswood Schoolunder a mileElementaryMastery Charter Thomas Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeJNA Institute of Culinary Arts - Culinary School1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL5.5 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 1302.8 miAmtrakWilliam H Gray III 30th St. Sta. PHL3.4 miSubwayOregonSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)1.1 miCoachPhiladelphia, PA (Oregon Market, 320 Oregon Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148, United States)OurBusunder a mileTransit150 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 19148 ZIP area.
