Summary for Blades

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Located in: Sussex County (see below)

Time Zone: Blades lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 302

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Blades)

Population

Total Area:<3> 0.56 sq. miles [1.4 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 487

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Blades:

Lat: 38.634500° (or 38°38'4" N)

Lon: -75.605600° (or -75°36'20" W)

USGS Topo Map: Seaford East<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Blades

GNIS ID: 2390735

FIPS State / Place Code: 10 / 06730

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blades)

The town of Georgetown is the County Seat for {Sussex County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Sussex)

Population

Total Area: 1,196 sq. miles [3,098.6 km²] - of which 21.76% is water (260.3 sq. miles [674.2 km²])

Housing Units: 123,036

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sussex

GNIS ID: 217269

FIPS State / County Code: 10 / 005

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blades)

About Delaware

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Delaware

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Delaware

GNIS ID: 1779781

FIPS State: 10

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blades)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blades - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Blades. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Blades, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Blades.