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Bucks County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 19056

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 19056 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
15,634

ZCTA residents

Median income
$104,382

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$360,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Pennsylvania state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 19056 sits in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and is home to 15,634 people. Median household income is $104,382, the median home is worth $360,000 and median gross rent is $1,409. 72% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).

County
Bucks County

FIPS 42017

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 19056

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

Population
15,634ZIP 19056 residents
Median household income
$104,382Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$360,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,409Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 19056 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 19056 is a mid-size town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with 15,634 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #272 of 1,833 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 19056 earn a median of $104,382 a year, 32.9% 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 6.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 19056 is valued at $360,000, 18.7% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,409 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $16,908 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 19056 in context

How 19056 sits inside Bucks County and Pennsylvania.

ZIP 19056 is tabulated inside Bucks County, Pennsylvania, one of 48 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,833 across Pennsylvania. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. 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 19056 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 19056 reports a median household income of $104,382, 7% below the $112,038 county median, and 49% above the $70,000 typical PA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $360,000, 21% below the county figure and 92% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,409 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 19056 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 19056 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 19056

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
16%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.4×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,868/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
6.5%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 19056 compares

ZIP 19056 against the median ZIP in Bucks County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 19056County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$104,382$112,038$70,000+49%
Median home value$360,000$454,700$187,400+92%
Median gross rent$1,409$1,542$953+48%
Population15,6348,1952,230+601%

Medians are computed across the 48 ZIP areas in Bucks County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 87% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#214
Home value

above 91% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#154
Population

larger than 85% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#272

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
19363Chester County$104,318$341,900$1,217
17565Lancaster County$104,531$323,100$1,182
19147Philadelphia County$104,190$524,900$1,679
15142Allegheny County$104,592$601,300$1,757
18011Berks County$104,144$279,100$1,780
17582Lancaster County$104,659$288,500—

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Bucks County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

ZIP 19056 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 19056?
ZIP 19056 lies mostly in Bucks 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 19056?
Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 19056 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,409 a month, about 16% of median household income, and the median home is worth $360,000 — +92% 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 19056, 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.