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Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 19111

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 19111 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
65,821

ZCTA residents

Median income
$60,441

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$244,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 19111 sits in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is home to 65,821 people. Median household income is $60,441, the median home is worth $244,000 and median gross rent is $1,221. 55.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8% combined.

County
Philadelphia County

FIPS 42101

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
215, 267, 302, 484, 609, 610, 856

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Philadelphia

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 19111

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

Population
65,821ZIP 19111 residents
Median household income
$60,441Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$244,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,221Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 19111

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8%Philadelphia jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$80Before any exemptions

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.

Rent burden
24%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,266/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
15.1%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 19111 compares

ZIP 19111 against the median ZIP in Philadelphia County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 19111County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$60,441$61,257$70,000-14%
Median home value$244,000$268,200$187,400+30%
Median gross rent$1,221$1,287$953+28%
Population65,82132,9382,230+2852%

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

richer than 29% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#1,177
Home value

above 73% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#459
Population

larger than 100% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#4

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
18634Luzerne County$60,482$108,600$798
18434Lackawanna County$60,396$164,300$902
16035Butler County$60,385$237,500
15853Elk County$60,380$108,000$640
18636Wyoming County$60,370$175,900$950
17827Snyder County$60,536$175,000$1,031

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Philadelphia County.

ZIP 19111 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 19111?
ZIP 19111 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 19111?
Purchases are taxed at 8% combined, built from the Philadelphia jurisdiction stack.
Is 19111 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,221 a month, about 24% of median household income, and the median home is worth $244,000+30% 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 19111, 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.