Summary for Country Gates

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Located in: New Castle County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 302

Elevation: 430 feet [131.06 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 39.827200° (or 39°49'37" N)

Lon: -75.523600° (or -75°31'24" W)

USGS Topo Map: Wilmington North<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Country Gates

GNIS ID: 2340128

FIPS State / Place Code: None

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The community of Wilmington is the County Seat for New Castle County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 494 sq. miles [1,279.5 km²] - of which 13.71% is water (67.7 sq. miles [175.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 217,511

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for New Castle

GNIS ID: 217270

FIPS State / County Code: 10 / 003

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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

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The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

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

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Country Gates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Country Gates, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Country Gates.
<4>	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.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Country Gates. 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.
<6>	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).