ZIP Code 19730 — Odessa town, DE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 19730 covers Odessa, DE in New Castle County with a population of about 506.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 302; U.S. House district DE-00; the PHILADELPHIA media market.

Median household income in ZIP 19730 is about $81,927 — about 9% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 1.2%; unemployment rate near 0.8%; 45.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 11.9 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Construction, and Healthcare; about 13.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $299,300 — about 14% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,103 (about 5% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.5% (about 19.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 19730 in Odessa, DE, a household would need roughly $82,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,923. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($81,927). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Odessa town, DE as Relatively High (composite score 95.3), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (97.6) and hurricane (88.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Odessa town, DE show little to no average snow and around 45.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 24 for ZIP 19730 (Odessa town, DE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.