Welcome to West Shore ...

West Shore is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Shore: W. Shore

West Shore is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Shore: 302

Communities Also Named West Shore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named West Shore - they are located in Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Montana and Washington.

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

Communities near West Shore ...

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

• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Camden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
• Townsend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
• Delaware City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Delaware City is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware City <3>
• Cheswold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
• Wyoming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
• Felton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Felton is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <3>
• Chesapeake City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake City is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake City <3>
• Cecilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecilton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <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 West Shore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Shore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Shore ...

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