Welcome to Cheswold ...

The town of Cheswold is located in Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheswold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cheswold has a population of 1,712 people<3> (see below for details).

Cheswold is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Cheswold: (302)

The ZIP code for Cheswold: 19936<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cheswold had an population of 1,712 people. This is an increase of 24.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 446.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cheswold had a population of 1,380 people. This makes Cheswold the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Cheswold represents 0.15% of the total population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,380 people, the population of Cheswold increased 340.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 313 people).

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

Communities near Cheswold ...

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

• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Smyrna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Camden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
• Clayton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Townsend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <6>
• Wyoming
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <6>
• Felton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <6>
• Frederica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederica
  • Frederica is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederica <6>
• Cecilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
  • Cecilton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <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 Cheswold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheswold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheswold ...

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

Adding Cheswold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cheswold post office opened in 1888.

We also found Cheswold on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheswold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

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