Local servicesHospitalChristianaCare - Christiana Hospital7.7 miPost officeKirkwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDelaware City Town Hall5.1 miPoliceDelaware State Police Troop 22.8 miFire stationChristiana Fire Company Station 61.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 4 otherSchoolAquinas Academyunder a mileElementaryKathleen H Wilbur Elementary School1.3 miSchoolTall Oaks Classical School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG8.3 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL31 miInterstateI-955.4 miUS highwayUS 131.5 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK7.2 miRailNewark DESoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)7.2 miCoachDelaware Rest Stop NFlixBus5.8 miTransit4 stops within a mileDart First StateSources: 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 19708 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:35 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:19 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September20 in of snow a year, on about 11 days33 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newark Ag Farm station, 7 mi away; snow from Wilmington New Castle Co Ap
Nearby landmarksSwamp Forest Trailpark · 2.2 miGoose Pointcape · 5.3 miLums Pond State Park Campgroundcampground · 2.4 miMichael N Castle C and D Canal Trail Saint Georges Trailheadtrailhead · 2.6 miMichael N Castle C and D Canal Trail Lums Pond Southtrailhead · 2.8 miIron Hillpeak · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLums Pond State Parkstate park · under a mile · 1,863 acresC&D Canal Wildlife Areastate wilderness · 1.2 mi · 3,319 acresC&D Canal Conservation Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 4,814 acresSunset Lakestate park · 3.3 mi · 201 acresDelaware Veterans Memorial Cemetarystate historic site · 3.3 mi · 52 acresPorter Square Parkpark · 2.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198443 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201730 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighNew Castle County, DE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, New Castle County monitors, DE
Drinking waterArtesian Water Companyserves 231,114 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation60 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
