Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital - Kent Campus3.4 miPost officeDover Air Force Base Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLittle Creek Town Hall2.8 miPoliceKent County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationDover Air Force Base Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryMajor George S Welch Elementary School1.3 miMiddleDover Air Force Base Middle School1.3 miCollegeWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOVunder a mileMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL53 miInterstateI-29538 miUS highwayUS 132.9 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK41 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus4.8 miTransit1 stop within a mileDart First StateSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19902 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19902 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:36 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:17 am – 4:42 pm
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People53 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.40 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days25 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dover station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campuscollege · under a mileUniversity of Delaware - Paradee Centercollege · 2.3 miIsaac Branch Greenway Trailtrailhead · 1.8 miKitts Hummockisland · 3.9 miSilver Lake Park Trailpark · 4.0 miMoores Lakelake · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTidbury Creek County Parkpark · 2.5 miBombay Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.9 mi · 15,368 acresDover Park and Recreation Areapark · 3.5 miFork Branch Nature Preservestate park · 6.8 miMurderkill River Nature Preservestate park · 9.1 mi · 131 acresKillens Pond State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 1,442 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 20175 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 20175 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKent County, DE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured85 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kent County monitors, DE
Drinking waterDover Air Force Baseserves 11,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation20 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
