Welcome to Dobbinsville ...

Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County<1>.

Dobbinsville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dobbinsville: 302

Communities near Dobbinsville ...

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

• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Elkton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Brookhaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>
• Kennett Square
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <3>
• Elsmere
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• North East
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>

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 Dobbinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dobbinsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dobbinsville ...

Looking for more information about Dobbinsville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dobbinsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dobbinsville.

Adding Dobbinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dobbinsville 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 Dobbinsville was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dobbinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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