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Welcome to Harrington ...

The city of Harrington is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrington has a population of 3,655 people<2> (see below for details).

Harrington is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Harrington: 302

The ZIP code for Harrington: 19952<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrington had an population of 3,655 people. This is an increase of 2.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrington had a population of 3,562 people. This makes Harrington the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Harrington represents 0.4% of the population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,562 people, the population of Harrington increased 12.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,174 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Harrington - they are located in California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Harrington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrington ...

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

Adding Harrington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Harrington post office opened in 1859.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrington.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harrington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrington - 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 city (such as Harrington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harrington 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/




 

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