Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:31 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:19 am – 4:38 pm
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People24,304 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.910,313 householdsMedian household income $66,936Median home value $236,300Median rent $1,273 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,899 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 11,705 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, public administration 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 38 minutes55% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 19% take public transport, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, French or Haitian Creole 4%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% 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, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsPhiladelphia National Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.2 miPickering Avenue Parkpark · under a mileSimons Playgroundrecreation area · 1.0 miFort Washington State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 487 acresHope Lodgestate historic site · 4.2 miThe Highlands Mansion And Gardensstate historic site · 5.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202448 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202448 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL11% 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
Elevation360 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChestnut Hill Hospital - Tower Health2.2 miPost officeWadsworth Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSpringfield Township Municipal Building2.2 miPoliceSpringfield Township Police Department2.2 miFire stationPhiladelphia Fire Department Engine 73 Medic 33under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, 20 otherSchoolAd Prima Charter School Mount Airy Campusright hereElementaryFranklin S Edmonds Elementary Schoolright hereSchoolHill Freedman World Academyunder a mileCollegeUnited Lutheran Seminary - Philadelphia Campus1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL14 miInterstateI-2764.4 miUS highwayUS 13.8 miAmtrakNorth Philadelphia, PA PHN5.3 miRailStentonSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachElkins Park, PA (H Mart, 7320 Old York Rd Suite #110, Elkins Park, PA 19027, United States)OurBus2.0 miTransit175 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 19150 ZIP area.
