West Chester, PA
Chester County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 5,892 people across 0.417 square miles.
At a glance
19383 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.
Location
Where 19383 is
| Coordinates | 39.936617, -75.606001 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Chester County |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Land area | 0.417 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 23.4 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 99.9 mi |
| Boston, MA | 289.8 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 641.5 mi |
People
Who lives in 19383
5,892 residents in 162 households, averaging 36.37 people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 98.1% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 162 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 36.37 |
| Family households | 0.0% |
| Living alone | 27.2% |
| Median age | 19.6 years |
| Households with internet | 59.9% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 19383
The median household here earns $21,445 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 19383 ahead of 0% of American ZIP codes. 67.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $21,445 ±$12,713 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $5,540 |
| Poverty rate | 67.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5% |
| Labor force participation | 54.4% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 98.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 19383
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| Housing units | 162 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 162 occupied units
| Owner households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 162 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 19383 commutes
49.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 19.7 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 19.7 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 19383
ZIP code 19383 is assigned to West Chester, 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 5,892 people live inside it.
At 14,129 residents per square mile spread over 0.417 square miles, 19383 reads as a dense urban area. It is a smaller postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings are well below the national median. At $21,445, 19383 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 0% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in West Chester looks like
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 72.8% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1995, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 19.6 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 36.37 people on average, with 0.0% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 19.7 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 49.9% of workers, while 24.3% walk, 11.4% 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 West Chester, PA
West Chester sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 19383 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 23.4 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.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 19383 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 19383 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, 19383 offers a compact profile of West Chester: 5,892 residents, a median household income of $21,445, 98.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 10.5%. 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. 19383 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in West Chester 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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ZIP codes near 19383
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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 19383. 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).