Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:36 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:16 am – 4:42 pm
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People23,500 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.79,880 householdsMedian household income $71,108Median home value $322,500Median rent $1,254 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,348 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 11,299 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 15%, construction 10%Average commute 26 minutes82% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 10%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsMispillion Marine Reservestate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 57 acresCedar Creek Nature Preservestate park · 4.5 miMilford Neck Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.7 miMarshalls Pond Parkpark · 3.6 miLulu Ross Elementary Schoolrecreation area · 3.8 miPrime Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.5 mi · 9,238 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 201718 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201718 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMilford Water Departmentserves 9,800 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital-Sussex Campus4.2 miPost officeMilford Post Office4.3 miTown hallMilford City Hall4.2 miPoliceMilford Police Department3.7 miFire stationMemorial Volunteer Fire Company Station 893.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campus13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV14 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL65 miUS highwayUS 1133.5 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK54 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19963 ZIP area.
