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Welcome to Kennedyville ...

Kennedyville is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennedyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Kennedyville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kennedyville: 410, 443 & 667<3>

The ZIP code for Kennedyville: 21645<4>

Communities Also Named Kennedyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kennedyville - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Websites for Kennedyville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kennedyville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kennedyville ...

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

  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Havre de Grace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chestertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Perryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Townsend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <5>
  • Rock Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennedyville ...

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

Adding Kennedyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennedyville 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 (so far) for Kennedyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kennedyville post office opened in 1861.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennedyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kennedyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Kennedyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Kennedyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Kennedyville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kennedyville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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