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Welcome to The Island ...

The Island is located in New Castle County<1>.

The Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for The Island: 302

Communities Also Named The Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Delaware communities named The Island: This one is located in New Castle County and the other is located in Sussex County.

Beyond Delaware, there are 19 communities that are also named The Island - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near The Island ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Smyrna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elsmere
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 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 The Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Island - 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.