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, 2 mi away; snow from Wilmington New Castle Co Ap
Nearby landmarksIron Hillpeak · 3.1 miUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resourcescollege · 2.2 miUniversity of Delaware Main Campuscollege · 2.4 miSandy Braepeak · 4.7 miWest Branch Christina Riverriver · 3.1 miSunset Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite Clay Creek State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 511 acresTri-Woods Parkpark · under a mileSunset Lakestate park · 3.0 mi · 102 acresCool Run Parkpark · under a mileDeerfield Golf and Tennis Clubstate park · 3.7 mi · 147 acresWilmington and Western Railroadstate park · 6.2 miSource: 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 199449 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201736 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
Elevation80 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChristianaCare - Christiana Hospital2.5 miPost officeNewark Post Office1.6 miTown hallNewark Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceUniversity of Delaware Police Department2.1 miFire stationAetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station 81.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools4 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 7 otherMiddleGeorge V Kirk Middle Schoolright hereElementaryJennie E Smith Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolBrennen Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG5.5 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL29 miInterstateI-951.1 miUS highwayUS 403.7 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK2.3 miRailNewark DESoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)2.3 miCoachDelaware Rest Stop SFlixBus1.1 miTransit30 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 19714 ZIP area.
