Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital1.2 miPost officeSeaford Post Office2.3 miTown hallBlades Town Hallunder a milePoliceBlades Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSeaford Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryWest Seaford Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolCross Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryBlades Elementary School1.0 miCollegeUniversity of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY21 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI68 miUS highwayUS 13 Altunder a mileAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK72 miCoachSalisbury (BRS)BayRunner Shuttle19 miTransit5 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 19973 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19973 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:38 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:16 am – 4:44 pm
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People25,786 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.99,927 householdsMedian household income $62,668Median home value $254,300Median rent $1,131 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $971 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 11,693 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 14%, retail 13%Average commute 29 minutes78% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 8%, French or Haitian Creole 5%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsBarnes Woods Nature Preservestate park · 1.4 miOther Division Lands - Foskey Tractstate conservation land · under a mile · 85 acresSeaford High Schoolrecreation area · 1.3 miNanticoke Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.4 miBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.1 miJames Branch Nature Preservestate park · 8.7 mi · 647 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201740 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201740 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 subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSeaford Water Departmentserves 6,699 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation25 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
