Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:37 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:17 am – 4:43 pm
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People13,410 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.25,394 householdsMedian household income $73,925Median home value $312,300Median rent $1,184 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,154 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 5,813 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 11%, public administration 11%Average commute 30 minutes83% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsKillens Pond State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 1,442 acresFox Runpark · under a mileTidbury Parkpark · 1.5 miMurderkill River Nature Preservestate park · 6.8 mi · 131 acresFork Branch Nature Preservestate park · 12.0 mi · 267 acresAbbotts Mill Nature Centerstate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 68 acresSource: 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 201716 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201716 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
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFelton Water Departmentserves 1,591 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation58 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital - Kent Campus11.1 miPost officeFelton Post Office1.7 miTown hallFelton Town Hall1.8 miPoliceFelton Police Department1.8 miFire stationFelton Community Fire Company1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLake Forest North Elementary School2.0 miCollegeWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campus10.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV12 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI58 miUS highwayUS 132.0 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK47 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19943 ZIP area.
