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ZIP Code19316

Brandamore, PA

Chester County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 68 people across 0.796 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority63 ZIPs in county

At a glance

19316 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
68
±90 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
58.7
US median 42 years
Population density
85/mi²
51th pctile most dense
Land area
0.796 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 19316 is

40.054083, -75.833836 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.054083, -75.833836
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyChester County
StatePennsylvania (PA)
Land area0.796 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA36.1 mi
New York, NY106.4 mi
Boston, MA294.9 mi
Chicago, IL627.7 mi

People

Who lives in 19316

68 residents in 29 households, averaging 2.34 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 52.9% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-3430.9%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-6452.9%
65+16.2%

Households

Composition and size

Total households29
Average household size2.34
Family households62.1%
Living alone37.9%
Median age58.7 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 19316

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$40,766
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation83.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k100.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 16.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 19316

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units29
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 29 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households29
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 19316 commutes

36.8% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 26.7 minutes. 31.6% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone31.6%
Walked36.8%
Worked from home31.6%

Travel time

Mean commute 26.7 minutes

<10 min53.8%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-5946.2%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 19316

ZIP code 19316 is assigned to Brandamore, PA, and falls within Chester County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 68 people live inside it.

At 85 residents per square mile spread over 0.796 square miles, 19316 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Brandamore looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 58.7 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.34 people, and 62.1% are family households.

Getting to work takes 26.7 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 36.8% of workers, while 36.8% walk, 31.6% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Brandamore, PA

19316 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 36.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 19316 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 19316 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 19316 offers a compact profile of Brandamore: 68 residents, 16.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 19316 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Brandamore may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 19316

What city is ZIP code 19316 in?
19316 serves Brandamore, Pennsylvania, in Chester County, United States.
What is the population of 19316?
About 68 people live in ZIP code 19316, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±90. That works out to roughly 85 people per square mile.
Is 19316 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 58.7. The average commute is 26.7 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 19316 in?
19316 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 19316?
ZIP code 19316 covers 0.796 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 19316 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 19316 reads as a rural area. It holds 85 people per square mile across 0.796 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 19316?
The average one-way commute from 19316 takes about 26.7 minutes. The most common way to travel is walked, used by 36.8% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 19316?
About 57 residents of 19316 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 83.8% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 19316?
Accommodation in and around Brandamore, PA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 19316 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Brandamore as the primary place and Chester County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 19316 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19316. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 19316, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.