Welcome to Millville ...

The town of Millville is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Millville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Millville has a population of 635 people<3> (see below for details).

Millville is near sea level<4>.

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

Millville is within the boundaries of the (302) area code.

The ZIP code for Millville: 19967<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Millville had an population of 635 people. This is an increase of 16.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 145.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Millville had a population of 544 people. This makes Millville the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Millville represents 0.06% of the total population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 544 people, the population of Millville increased 110.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 259 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Millville.

Communities Also Named Millville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Millville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Florida, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Millville ...

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

• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Ocean City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <6>
• Berlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <6>
• Millsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <6>
• Lewes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
  • Lewes is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <6>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Selbyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <6>
• Rehoboth Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
  • Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <6>
• Pittsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <6>
• Frankford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <6>

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 Millville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millville. 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 Millville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millville ...

Looking for more information about Millville? 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 Millville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Millville.

Adding Millville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millville 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 Millville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Millville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Millville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

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