Local servicesHospitalChristianaCare - Christiana Hospital4.2 miPost officeNewark Post Office2.1 miTown hallNewark Municipal Building2.8 miPoliceUniversity of Delaware Police Department2.7 miFire stationAetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station 82.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryR Elisabeth Maclary Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryEtta J Wilson Elementary School1.8 miCollegeUniversity of Delaware Laird Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG7.5 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL29 miInterstateI-954.5 miUS highwayUS 407.0 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK3.1 miRailNewark DESoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)3.1 miCoachNewark DeFlixBus3.1 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 19712 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:35 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:20 am – 4:41 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, 3 mi away; snow from Wilmington New Castle Co Ap
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Delaware Laird Campuscollege · 1.8 miUniversity of Delaware Main Campuscollege · 2.5 miEast Branch Christina Riverriver · 2.6 miDrummond Hillpeak · 1.6 miIron Hillpeak · 5.1 miWest Branch Christina Riverriver · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite Clay Creek State Parkstate park · within reach · 3,520 acresDeerfield Golf and Tennis Clubstate park · under a mile · 147 acresWilliam M. Redd Parkpark · under a mile · 70 acresNewark Reservoirpark · 1.0 mi · 112 acresWhite Clay Creek Preservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 1,366 acresBig Elk Creek State Parkstate park · 5.2 mi · 1,895 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199445 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201739 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 waterNewark Water Departmentserves 40,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation279 ft85 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
