Local servicesHospitalChristianaCare - Christiana Hospital4.3 miPost officeFederal Post Office1.1 miTown hallNewark Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceUniversity of Delaware Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company Station 91.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolNewark Center For Creative Learning Schoolunder a mileSchoolThe College Schoolunder a mileElementaryUniversity of Delaware Early Learning Center - Newarkunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resourcesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG7.5 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL30 miInterstateI-951.5 miUS highwayUS 404.4 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRKunder a mileRailNewark DESoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachNewark DeFlixBusunder a mileTransit40 stops within a mileDart First State, Cecil TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19715 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19715 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 – 4:42 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; snow from Wilmington New Castle Co Ap
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resourcescollege · under a mileUniversity of Delaware Main Campuscollege · under a mileIron Hillpeak · 2.0 miSandy Braepeak · 3.2 miWest Branch Christina Riverriver · 1.3 miEast Branch Christina Riverriver · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSunset Lakestate park · 2.7 mi · 102 acresWhite Clay Creek State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 511 acresPhillips Parkpark · under a mileWhite Chapel Parkpark · under a mileDeerfield Golf and Tennis Clubstate park · 3.3 mi · 147 acresBig Elk Creek State Parkstate park · 6.3 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 199448 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201737 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
Elevation95 ft29 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
