Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania
ZIP code 19103
- Population
- 25,602
- Median income
- $97,940
- Median home
- $551,700
- Sales tax
- 8%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 19103 sits in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is home to 25,602 people. Median household income is $97,940, the median home is worth $551,700 and median gross rent is $1,955. 33.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8% combined.
- County
- Philadelphia County
- State
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Area codes
- 215, 267, 302, 484, 609, 610, 856
FIPS 42101
1,833 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 19103
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 25,602ZIP 19103 residents
- Median household income
- $97,940Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $551,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,955Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.4%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 19103
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Philadelphia rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
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 19103 compares
ZIP 19103 against the median ZIP in Philadelphia County and across Pennsylvania.
| Measure | ZIP 19103 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $97,940 | $61,257 | $70,000 | +40% |
| Median home value | $551,700 | $268,200 | $187,400 | +194% |
| Median gross rent | $1,955 | $1,287 | $953 | +105% |
| Population | 25,602 | 32,938 | 2,230 | +1048% |
Medians are computed across the 49 ZIP areas in Philadelphia County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.
- Income
- #265
- Home value
- #45
- Population
- #146
richer than 84% of 1,668 state ZIPs
above 97% of 1,672 state ZIPs
larger than 92% of 1,833 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Philadelphia County.
ZIP 19103 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 19103?
- ZIP 19103 lies mostly in Philadelphia 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 19103?
- Purchases are taxed at 8% combined, built from the Philadelphia jurisdiction stack.
- Is 19103 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,955 a month, about 24% of median household income, and the median home is worth $551,700 — +194% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.