Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:34 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:20 am – 4:41 pm
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People39,082 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.615,544 householdsMedian household income $94,234Median home value $337,800Median rent $1,436 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,311 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 20,628 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 24 minutes70% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 12%, Chinese 3%, other Indo-European languages 3%8% 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksGoldey - Beacom Collegecollege · 1.2 miHorseshoe Hillpeak · 3.8 miDelaware Technical and Community College - Stantoncollege · 3.4 miBread and Cheese Islandisland · 2.6 miDrummond Hillpeak · 2.9 miHoopes Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilmington and Western Railroadstate park · 1.8 miWhite Clay Creek State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 511 acresArundel Parkpark · under a mileDelcastle Recreation Areapark · under a mile · 123 acresHobbs Propertystate park · 3.9 mi · 60 acresDeerfield Golf and Tennis Clubstate park · 4.4 mi · 147 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 199445 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201739 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation149 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRockford Center2.9 miPost officeMarshallton Post Office2.1 miTown hallNewport City Hall3.4 miPoliceDelaware State Police Troop 62.1 miFire stationMill Creek Fire Company Station 211.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 4 otherSchoolSt John the Beloved Catholic Schoolunder a mileSchoolThe John Dickinson Schoolunder a mileSchoolBrandywine Springs Schoolunder a mileCollegeGoldey - Beacom College1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG5.2 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL24 miInterstateI-953.8 miUS highwayUS 2024.0 miAmtrakWilmington, DE WIL6.2 miRailChurchman's CrossingSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)3.0 miCoachWilmington - Christiana, DE (Christiana Mall - Public bus stop opposite Target - Mall Parking Lot Section D3. One-day customer parking is allowed.)OurBus4.1 miTransit19 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 19808 ZIP area.
