Welcome to Delaware City ...

The city of Delaware City is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delaware City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Delaware City has a population of 1,842 people<2> (see below for details).

Delaware City is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Delaware City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Delaware City is within the (302) area code.

The ZIP code for Delaware City: 19706<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Delaware City had an population of 1,842 people. This is an increase of 8.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Delaware City had a population of 1,695 people. This makes Delaware City the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Delaware City represents 0.19% of the population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,695 people, the population of Delaware City increased 16.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,453 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Delaware City.

Communities Also Named Delaware City ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delaware City.

Communities near Delaware City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delaware City.

• Wilmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Smyrna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Kennett Square
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• New Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Delaware City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delaware City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delaware City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delaware City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delaware City. See our Newspapers Page for Delaware City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delaware City ...

Looking for more information about Delaware City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Delaware City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Delaware City.

Adding Delaware City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delaware City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Delaware City was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Delaware City in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delaware City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delaware City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/