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Welcome to Greenwood ...

The town of Greenwood is located in Sussex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenwood has a population of 1,144 people<2> (see below for details).

Greenwood is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Greenwood: 302

The ZIP code for Greenwood: 19950<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenwood had an population of 1,144 people. This is an increase of 17.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwood had a population of 973 people. This makes Greenwood the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Greenwood represents 0.11% of the total population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 973 people, the population of Greenwood increased 16.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 837 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenwood.

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 120 communities that are also named Greenwood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas (4), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Greenwood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood ...

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

Adding Greenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenwood 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 Greenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Greenwood post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greenwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Greenwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greenwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/