Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:34 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:19 am – 4:41 pm
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People18,779 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.57,677 householdsMedian household income $79,701Median home value $264,100Median rent $1,228 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,613 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 10,058 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 15%, retail 12%Average commute 25 minutes77% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 13%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June20 in of snow a year, on about 11 days22 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wilmington New Castle Co Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilmington College Wilson Graduate Centercollege · 2.1 miDelaware Technical and Community College - Stantoncollege · 2.4 miBread and Cheese Islandisland · 1.2 miDutch Neckcape · 2.5 miHorseshoe Hillpeak · 5.6 miCoopers Islandisland · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilmington and Western Railroadstate park · 1.5 miPowell Ford Parkpark · under a mileNeilia Hunter Biden Parkpark · 1.0 miWhite Clay Creek State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 511 acresHobbs Propertystate park · 4.1 mi · 60 acresWilmington State Parksstate park · 4.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 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
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilmington Water Departmentserves 107,976 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilmington Veterans Administration Medical Center1.7 miPost officeNewport Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNewport City Hallunder a milePoliceNewport Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBelvedere Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherHighDelcastle Technical High Schoolunder a mileElementaryRichey Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolConrad Schools of Science1.1 miCollegeWilmington College Wilson Graduate Center2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG2.9 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL23 miInterstateI-2951.4 miUS highwayUS 2021.4 miAmtrakWilmington, DE WIL4.0 miRailChurchman's CrossingSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)3.2 miCoachWilmington - Christiana, DE (Christiana Mall - Public bus stop opposite Target - Mall Parking Lot Section D3. One-day customer parking is allowed.)OurBus3.1 miTransit37 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 19804 ZIP area.
