Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:36 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:17 am – 4:43 pm
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People619 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.6246 householdsMedian household income $72,361Median home value $293,900Median rent $1,742 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,441 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 265 employedMain industries: professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 17%, retail 15%Average commute 33 minutes76% drive alone, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 8%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days25 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dover station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksAndrews Lakelake · 3.9 miKillens Pond Bike Trailtrailhead · 4.6 miDerby Pondlake · 2.6 miIsaac Branch Greenway Trailtrailhead · 6.3 miWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campuscollege · 7.4 miBowers Beachbeach · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKillens Pond State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 1,442 acresMurderkill River Nature Preservestate park · 6.4 mi · 131 acresFox Runpark · 4.0 miLake Forest Central Elementary Schoolrecreation area · 4.2 miFork Branch Nature Preservestate park · 8.7 mi · 267 acresBombay Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.8 mi · 15,368 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201713 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201713 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKent County, DE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured85 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kent County monitors, DE
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCountryside Estatesserves 50 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation62 ft19 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital - Kent Campus7.5 miPost officeViola Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWoodside Town Hall1.6 miPoliceFelton Police Department2.8 miFire stationFelton Community Fire Company2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWilmington College - Dover Air Force Base Campus7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV8.1 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI59 miUS highwayUS 13 Alt1.1 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK44 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19979 ZIP area.
