Welcome to Hampton ...

Hampton is located in New Castle County<1>.

Hampton is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hampton: 302

Communities Also Named Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hampton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hampton ...

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

• Wilmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• West Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <3>
• Yeadon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Darby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <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 Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton ...

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