Welcome to Claymont ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claymont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Claymont is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Claymont is located in the (302) area code.

The ZIP code for Claymont: 19703<3>

Communities Also Named Claymont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Claymont - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Claymont ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <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 Claymont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claymont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claymont ...

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

Adding Claymont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claymont post office opened in 1853.

We also found Claymont in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claymont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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