Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital - Kent Campus6.0 miPost officeMagnolia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMagnolia Town Hallunder a milePoliceDelaware State Police Troop 31.6 miFire stationMagnolia Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleMagnolia Middle School1.2 miCollegeWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campus3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV4.4 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL57 miUS highwayUS 133.5 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK44 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus7.8 miTransit4 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 19962 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19962 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:36 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:17 am – 4:42 pm
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People12,618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.34,521 householdsMedian household income $107,868Median home value $357,000Median rent $1,205 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,617 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 6,126 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 15%, public administration 15%Average commute 27 minutes80% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Tagalog 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBowers Beachbeach · 5.0 miWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campuscollege · 3.5 miKitts Hummockisland · 5.2 miAndrews Lakelake · 3.3 miIsaac Branch Greenway Trailtrailhead · 3.5 miCypress Pondlake · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMurderkill River Nature Preservestate park · 5.0 mi · 131 acresTidbury Creek County Parkpark · 3.1 miKillens Pond State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 1,442 acresBrecknock Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 89 acresFork Branch Nature Preservestate park · 8.7 mi · 267 acresBombay Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.1 mi · 15,368 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 20179 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 20179 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChurch Creek (awc)serves 9,654 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation43 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
