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Blades ZIP codes, Delaware

No ZIP code is named for Blades, DE; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 19973. Its area code is 302.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,071
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Blades itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Seaford (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Blades in numbers

About 1,071 people live in Blades, in 372 households. The median household income is $56,875 a year, 33% below the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,900 (35% below the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,012 a month. The median age is 36.6; 9.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population1,071Blades1,071
Households372Blades372
Median age36.6Blades36.6Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,875Blades$56,875Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$227,900Blades$227,900Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,012Blades$1,012Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%Blades9.0%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.1 minBlades25.1 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,937 / sq miBlades1,937 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Blades town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Blades

These ZIP codes cover part of Blades but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Blades
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19973 Seaford , DE Standard 26,834 $64,387 $278,300

Map of Blades ZIP codes

19973

The ZIP codes of Blades, DE, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Blades

The nearest larger towns are Seaford (8,485 people, 1.6 mi), Laurel (4,152 people, 4.7 mi) and Bridgeville (2,745 people, 6.2 mi).

Towns near Blades
TownPopulationDistance
Seaford 8,485 1.6 mi
Laurel 4,152 4.7 mi
Bridgeville 2,745 6.2 mi
Federalsburg, MD 2,837 10.0 mi
Georgetown 7,660 12.2 mi
Delmar, MD 4,261 13.5 mi
Hurlock, MD 2,819 14.3 mi
Millsboro 7,424 16.1 mi
Salisbury, MD 33,285 18.0 mi
Milton 3,567 18.5 mi
Harrington 3,838 20.0 mi
Denton, MD 4,936 20.7 mi
Milford 12,803 21.3 mi
Fruitland, MD 5,801 21.8 mi

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