Welcome to Newport ...

The town of Newport is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1793.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newport has a population of 879 people<2> (see below for details).

Newport is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newport had an population of 879 people. This is a decrease of 16.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newport had a population of 1,055 people. This makes Newport the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Newport represents 0.12% of the population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,055 people, the population of Newport decreased 5.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,122 people).

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

Communities Also Named Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 73 communities that are also named Newport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Newport ...

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

• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Ridley Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <4>
• Swarthmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <4>
• Kennett Square
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Media
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
  • Media is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport ...

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

Adding Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newport 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 Newport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Newport post office opened in 1793.

We also found Newport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newport. 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/