ZIP code
19801
Wilmington, DE
19801 covers Wilmington in New Castle County, with 16,170 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 19801. Methodology
ZIP code map of 19801

About ZIP code 19801
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 19801. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 19801
Race
- White2,782
- Black or African American11,304
- American Indian or Alaska Native51
- Asian406
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander5
- Other race618
- Two or more races1,053
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,407
Age
- Under 102,293
- 10 to 192,006
- 20 to 292,628
- 30 to 392,716
- 40 to 491,696
- 50 to 592,028
- 60 to 691,828
- 70 to 79741
- 80 and older283
Income and housing in 19801
Education
- High school graduate84.5%
- Bachelor's degree26.0%
- Graduate degree13.8%
Places covering 19801
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Wilmington93.8%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- New Castle County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
6.2% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 19801
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10,575 | |
| 2006 | 10,606 | |
| 2007 | 12,224 | |
| 2008 | 10,953 | |
| 2009 | 11,024 | |
| 2010 | 11,497 | |
| 2011 | 15,684 | 11,469 |
| 2012 | 15,355 | 11,520 |
| 2013 | 15,656 | 11,490 |
| 2014 | 15,895 | 11,630 |
| 2015 | 15,622 | 11,710 |
| 2016 | 15,422 | 11,480 |
| 2017 | 16,063 | 11,630 |
| 2018 | 16,299 | 11,700 |
| 2019 | 17,035 | 11,840 |
| 2020 | 17,447 | 11,910 |
| 2021 | 16,061 | 11,570 |
| 2022 | 16,545 | 11,690 |
| 2023 | 16,170 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 19801
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 19802Wilmington2.3 miPop 25,670 · Income $54,370
- 19806Wilmington2.9 miPop 9,934 · Income $86,240
- 19809Wilmington3.1 miPop 15,129 · Income $85,988
- 19805Wilmington3.2 miPop 40,315 · Income $56,708
- 08023Deepwater3.4 miPop 289 · Income $87,576
- 19804Wilmington4.3 miPop 18,231 · Income $76,204
- 08069Penns Grove5.0 miPop 13,413 · Income $68,397
- 19710Montchanin5.1 miPop 0 · Income —
- 19803Wilmington5.3 miPop 21,971 · Income $133,941
- 19732Rockland5.6 miPop 155 · Income $250,000+
- 19807Wilmington6.3 miPop 7,763 · Income $156,905
- 19720New Castle6.4 miPop 60,593 · Income $75,985
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ZIP code 19801 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 19801 in?
- 19801 is in Wilmington, DE.
- What county is 19801 in?
- 19801 is in New Castle County.
- What is the median household income in 19801?
- The median household income in 19801 is $44,505.
- Which ZIP codes are near 19801?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 19801.