Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:36 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:16 am – 4:43 pm
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People3,435 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.41,192 householdsMedian household income $75,139Median home value $243,800Median rent $1,094 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,082 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,424 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 13%, retail 11%Average commute 29 minutes91% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 9%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Georgetown Sussex Co Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Greenwood 2ne
Nearby landmarksRedden State Forest Headquarters Loop Trailpark · 3.7 miHudson Pondlake · 3.1 miDelaware Technical Community College Jack F Owens Campuscollege · 6.7 miMilton Rail Trailtrailhead · 6.3 miReynolds Pondlake · 4.4 miWilson Hillpeak · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSowbridge Branch Nature Preservestate park · 2.5 miCedar Creek Nature Preservestate park · 6.2 mi · 58 acresPrime Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.5 mi · 9,238 acresAbbotts Mill Nature Centerstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 68 acresKimmey Parkpark · 6.9 miLulu Ross Elementary Schoolrecreation area · 7.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201728 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201728 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSussex County, DE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025300 of 365 days measured64 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sussex County monitors, DE
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL43% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIngram Village (awc)serves 498 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation47 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital-Sussex Campus6.7 miPost officeEllendale Post Office1.0 miTown hallEllendale Town Hallunder a milePoliceEllendale Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEllendale Volunteer Fire Company Station 751.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDelaware Technical Community College Jack F Owens Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV23 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI72 miUS highwayUS 1132.6 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK63 miCoachDewey Beach, DE (On Route 1 just in front of the Hyatt Place Dewey BeachHotel)OurBus20 miTransit6 stops 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 19941 ZIP area.
