What city is 19701 in?

19701 is a Bear, DE mailing address. By land area, 13% lies inside Bear and 10% lies inside Glasgow; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 19701?

About 42,984 people (±2,580), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 42,717.

What is the median household income in 19701?

$111,198 (±$4,808), compared with $84,954 for Delaware as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 19701?

29 USPS carrier routes with 16,507 residential and 598 business mailboxes (17,105 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 19701?

The closest, measured center to center: 19702 (2.9 mi, Glasgow), 19733 (3 mi, St. Georges), 19706 (5.7 mi, Delaware City), 19713 (6 mi, Brookside), 19709 (6.3 mi, Middletown) and 19716 (6.4 mi, Newark).

19701 ZIP Code, Bear, DE

19701 is a ZIP code in Bear, Delaware in New Castle County. It covers 27 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 19702, 19733 and 19706. 42,984 people live here in 16,599 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Delaware ZIP codes. At about 1,618 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (81%). Median household income is $111,198, above the Delaware median of $84,954.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Bear, DE
County: New Castle County
Land area: 27 sq mi
Population: 42,984
Median household income: $111,198
Carrier routes: 29 (16,507 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	42,984
Households	16,599
Median household income	$111,198
Income per person	$49,248
Median age	42.1
Homeowners	80.5%
Median home value	$372,500
Median rent	$1,827
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%
Average commute (minutes)	27.9
Households with kids under 18	29.6%
Moved in the past year	7.9%
Below the poverty line	7.0%
Broadband internet	93.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	22.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.0%
$10–15K	0.9%
$15–25K	2.3%
$25–35K	2.7%
$35–50K	9.1%
$50–75K	14.5%
$75–100K	10.2%
$100–150K	24.1%
$150–200K	14.8%
$200K+	17.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.9%
10–19	9.1%
20–24	4.8%
25–34	13.9%
35–44	13.8%
45–54	15.8%
55–64	15.2%
65–74	10.0%
75+	5.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	56.7%
Owned outright	22.1%
Rented	18.5%
Vacant	2.7%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	53.4%
Townhome	24.3%
2–4 units	0.7%
5–19 units	9.5%
20+ units	2.2%
Mobile / other	9.9%

Businesses in 19701

726 business establishments with 8,043 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 104
Retail Trade: 92
Health Care and Social Assistance: 80
Accommodation and Food Services: 79
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 68
Other Services (except Public Administration): 62
Transportation and Warehousing: 47
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 43

EDDM carrier routes

19701 has 29 USPS carrier routes with 16,507 residential and 598 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 19701

19701 has 29 USPS carrier routes (29 rural (R)) with 16,507 residential and 598 business mailboxes. Routes range from 228 homes (R032) to 860 homes (R025); the median route has 576 homes. The Census counted 16,599 households in 19701 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	6
500–749	15
750–999	6
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R033 — USPS business mailboxes 186, 0 homes
Route R019 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 667 homes
Route R014 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 484 homes
Route R022 — USPS business mailboxes 52, 529 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 35, 796 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 19701

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R003	Rural	611	9	$92,040	—	—	—
R004	Rural	534	1	$110,738	—	—	—
R005	Rural	641	17	$97,860	—	—	—
R006	Rural	491	7	$101,531	—	—	—
R007	Rural	556	0	$129,078	—	—	—
R008	Rural	629	2	$98,784	—	—	—
R009	Rural	796	35	$91,556	—	—	—
R010	Rural	562	21	$91,556	—	—	—
R011	Rural	809	10	$97,860	—	—	—
R012	Rural	792	0	$88,046	—	—	—
R013	Rural	492	33	$142,938	—	—	—
R014	Rural	484	62	$97,860	—	—	—
R015	Rural	617	0	$129,078	—	—	—
R016	Rural	486	1	$172,996	—	—	—
R017	Rural	774	1	$69,552	—	—	—
R018	Rural	540	9	$110,749	—	—	—
R019	Rural	667	79	$153,933	—	—	—
R020	Rural	628	2	$128,024	—	—	—
R021	Rural	565	6	$91,556	—	—	—
R022	Rural	529	52	$90,698	—	—	—
R023	Rural	511	0	$128,024	—	—	—
R024	Rural	423	16	$129,078	—	—	—
R025	Rural	860	2	$90,698	—	—	—
R026	Rural	832	1	$118,954	—	—	—
R027	Rural	612	4	$129,078	—	—	—
R031	Rural	586	15	$125,668	—	—	—
R032	Rural	228	0	$109,844	—	—	—
R033	Rural	0	186	$94,815	—	—	—
R034	Rural	252	27	$91,556	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 19701 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

19702 — Glasgow CDP, DE (2.9 mi)
19733 — St. Georges CDP, DE (3 mi)
19706 — Delaware City city, DE (5.7 mi)
19713 — Brookside CDP, DE (6 mi)
19709 — Middletown town, DE (6.3 mi)
19716 — Newark city, DE (6.4 mi)
19720 — New Castle city, DE (6.5 mi)
19717 — Newark city, DE (7.1 mi)

Areas that include 19701

Bear, DE ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Glasgow, DE ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
St. Georges, DE ZIP codes — 4 ZIP codes
New Castle County ZIP codes — 32 ZIP codes
Delaware ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 19701, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 19701 in?: 19701 is a Bear, DE mailing address. By land area, 13% lies inside Bear and 10% lies inside Glasgow; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 19701 in?: 19701 is in New Castle County.
What is the population of 19701?: About 42,984 people (±2,580), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 42,717.
What is the median household income in 19701?: $111,198 (±$4,808), compared with $84,954 for Delaware as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 19701?: 29 USPS carrier routes with 16,507 residential and 598 business mailboxes (17,105 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 19701?: The closest, measured center to center: 19702 (2.9 mi, Glasgow), 19733 (3 mi, St. Georges), 19706 (5.7 mi, Delaware City), 19713 (6 mi, Brookside), 19709 (6.3 mi, Middletown) and 19716 (6.4 mi, Newark).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.