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Welcome to Sussex County ...

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

The community of Georgetown is the Seat for Sussex County.

Sussex County was founded in 1664.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sussex had a population of 234,225 people. This is an increase of 18.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 197,885 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sussex represented 22.04% of the total population of Delaware.

Below are some of the communities located in Sussex County:

  • Bethany Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel is located in Sussex County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
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  • Blades
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Bridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dagsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
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  • Dewey Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ellendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Fenwick Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Henlopen Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
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    • Lewes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewes is located in Sussex County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
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    • Millsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Milton is located in Sussex County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
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    • Ocean View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rehoboth Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Seaford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
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    • Selbyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaughter Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • South Bethany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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