ZIP code
19805
Wilmington, DE
19805 covers Wilmington in New Castle County, with 40,315 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 19805. Methodology
ZIP code map of 19805

About ZIP code 19805
Acceptable cities: Elsmere
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 19805. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 19805
Race
- White15,596
- Black or African American13,369
- American Indian or Alaska Native296
- Asian467
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander27
- Other race5,901
- Two or more races4,329
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 11,530
Age
- Under 105,496
- 10 to 195,813
- 20 to 295,634
- 30 to 396,241
- 40 to 494,831
- 50 to 594,903
- 60 to 693,984
- 70 to 791,964
- 80 and older1,119
Income and housing in 19805
Education
- High school graduate87.4%
- Bachelor's degree23.2%
- Graduate degree7.9%
Places covering 19805
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.
- Wilmington56.0%
- Elsmere14.7%
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
29.4% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 19805
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35,412 | |
| 2006 | 35,308 | |
| 2007 | 38,126 | |
| 2008 | 36,251 | |
| 2009 | 37,568 | |
| 2010 | 39,086 | |
| 2011 | 40,111 | 37,376 |
| 2012 | 41,422 | 36,620 |
| 2013 | 40,586 | 36,270 |
| 2014 | 41,071 | 36,310 |
| 2015 | 41,112 | 36,380 |
| 2016 | 41,010 | 34,740 |
| 2017 | 39,697 | 34,490 |
| 2018 | 38,984 | 34,030 |
| 2019 | 38,457 | 33,760 |
| 2020 | 38,061 | 34,170 |
| 2021 | 39,500 | 32,670 |
| 2022 | 39,610 | 33,290 |
| 2023 | 40,315 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 19805
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 19806Wilmington2.0 miPop 9,934 · Income $86,240
- 19804Wilmington2.4 miPop 18,231 · Income $76,204
- 19710Montchanin3.1 miPop 0 · Income —
- 19801Wilmington3.2 miPop 16,170 · Income $44,505
- 19736Yorklyn3.6 miPop 13 · Income —
- 19802Wilmington3.6 miPop 25,670 · Income $54,370
- 19807Wilmington3.7 miPop 7,763 · Income $156,905
- 19808Wilmington3.9 miPop 38,334 · Income $92,883
- 19732Rockland3.9 miPop 155 · Income $250,000+
- 19735Winterthur4.2 miPop 0 · Income —
- 19803Wilmington4.7 miPop 21,971 · Income $133,941
- 19809Wilmington5.0 miPop 15,129 · Income $85,988
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ZIP code 19805 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 19805 in?
- 19805 is in Wilmington, DE.
- What county is 19805 in?
- 19805 is in New Castle County.
- What is the median household income in 19805?
- The median household income in 19805 is $56,708.
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