Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital-Sussex Campus12.0 miPost officeGreenwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGreenwood Town Hallunder a milePoliceGreenwood Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGreenwood Volunteer Fire Company Station 781.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolWoodbridge Early Childhood Education Center1.1 miSchoolGreenwood Mennonite School1.8 miCollegeDelaware Technical Community College Jack F Owens Campus13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV23 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI63 miUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK59 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19950 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19950 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:37 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:17 am – 4:43 pm
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People7,822 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.53,229 householdsMedian household income $74,970Median home value $272,800Median rent $1,304 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,104 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 4,106 employedMain industries: construction 18%, education and health care 14%, retail 13%Average commute 27 minutes84% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days22 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenwood 2ne station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsRambleton Acres 2park · 4.2 miCounty Parkpark · 7.0 miSmithville Lake Fma Pfastate conservation land · 7.6 miAbbotts Mill Nature Centerstate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 68 acresMarshyhope Creek North Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 341 acresKillens Pond State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 1,442 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 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGreenwood Water Departmentserves 973 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
Elevation49 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
