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Welcome to Duck Creek Landing ...

Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Duck Creek Landing: Duck Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Duck Ck. Lndg. or Duck Cr. Lndg.)

Duck Creek Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Duck Creek Landing: 302

Communities near Duck Creek Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duck Creek Landing.

  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cheswold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
  • Wyoming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duck Creek Landing ...

Looking for more information about Duck Creek Landing? 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 Duck Creek Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duck Creek Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duck Creek Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.