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Montgomery County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 19009

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 19009 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
1,153

ZCTA residents

Median income
$142,188

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$667,600

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Pennsylvania state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 19009 sits in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is home to 1,153 people. Median household income is $142,188, the median home is worth $667,600 and median gross rent is $1,516. 71.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).

County
Montgomery County

FIPS 42091

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 19009

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
1,153ZIP 19009 residents
Median household income
$142,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$667,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,516Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.1%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 19009 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 19009 is a small town in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with 1,153 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1123 of 1,833 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in ZIP 19009 earn a median of $142,188 a year, 81% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 2.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 19009 is valued at $667,600, 120% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,516 a month, 7.8% above the national figure, or roughly $18,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 71.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 19009 in context

How 19009 sits inside Montgomery County and Pennsylvania.

ZIP 19009 is tabulated inside Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, one of 58 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,833 across Pennsylvania. Fewer than 2,500 people are counted here, so the ZIP behaves like a village delivery route rather than a neighbourhood. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 19009 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 19009 reports a median household income of $142,188, 25% above the $113,464 county median, and 103% above the $70,000 typical PA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $667,600, 61% above the county figure and 256% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,516 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, and local governments overlapping 19009 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 19009 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 19009

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Pennsylvania levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
13%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.7×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$3,464/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
2.6%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 19009 compares

ZIP 19009 against the median ZIP in Montgomery County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 19009County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$142,188$113,464$70,000+103%
Median home value$667,600$415,400$187,400+256%
Median gross rent$1,516$1,606$953+59%
Population1,15310,7552,230-48%

Medians are computed across the 58 ZIP areas in Montgomery County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 96% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#64
Home value

above 99% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#20
Population

larger than 39% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#1,123

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
15367Washington County$142,107$556,100$1,068
18915Montgomery County$141,645$504,000$1,674
19031Montgomery County$143,323$519,000$1,377
19086Delaware County$143,762$425,200$1,788
19004Montgomery County$143,781$616,000$1,791
19010Delaware County$143,986$788,700$1,890

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Montgomery County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

ZIP 19009 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 19009?
ZIP 19009 lies mostly in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 19009?
Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 19009 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,516 a month, about 13% of median household income, and the median home is worth $667,600 — +256% against the typical Pennsylvania ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19009, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.