Local servicesHospitalBeebe Healthcare Walk - In Medical Center6.9 miPost officeHarbeson Post Office2.7 miTown hallMilton Town Hall7.0 miPoliceDelaware State Police Troop 75.9 miFire stationLewes and Rehoboth Fire Station 34.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDelaware Technical Community College Jack F Owens Campus8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOcean City Municipal Airport OCE27 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL82 miUS highwayUS 93.2 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK73 miCoachDewey Beach, DE (On Route 1 just in front of the Hyatt Place Dewey BeachHotel)OurBus9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19951 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:36 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:15 am – 4:43 pm
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People2,245 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.1905 householdsMedian household income $95,546Median home value $472,40096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,363 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,106 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 16%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 26 minutes65% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Chinese 1%3% 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 September11 in of snow a year, on about 3 days31 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Georgetown Sussex Co Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Lewes
Parks and public landsHudson Park - Deltech Replacementstate park · 3.0 miDoe Bridge Nature Preservestate park · 4.7 mi · 159 acresAngola Neck Nature Preservestate park · 5.8 mi · 580 acresAngola Neck Preservestate park · 7.4 miGreat Marsh Preservestate park · 7.9 mi · 245 acresCape Henlopen State Parkstate park · 8.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201737 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201737 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHunter Mill Estates Pump Districtserves 432 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation37 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
