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Delaware City ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Delaware City, DE is 19706, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,950
Area code
302

Delaware City in numbers

About 1,950 people live in Delaware City, in 714 households, the 44th-largest of Delaware's 79 census places. The median household income is $85,395 a year, about the same as the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,900 (24% below the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,511 a month. The median age is 40.4; 23.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population1,950Delaware City1,950
Households714Delaware City714
Median age40.4Delaware City40.4Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,395Delaware City$85,395Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$266,900Delaware City$266,900Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,511Delaware City$1,511Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%Delaware City23.8%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.2 minDelaware City28.2 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,048 / sq miDelaware City1,048 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Delaware City

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Delaware City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19706 Delaware City , DE Standard 2,038 $83,681 $263,000

Map of Delaware City ZIP codes

19706

The ZIP codes of Delaware City, 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 Delaware City

The nearest larger towns are Bear (22,370 people, 5.5 mi), Salem, NJ (5,322 people, 6.5 mi) and New Castle (5,579 people, 6.8 mi).

Towns near Delaware City
TownPopulationDistance
Bear 22,370 5.5 mi
Salem, NJ 5,322 6.5 mi
New Castle 5,579 6.8 mi
Pennsville, NJ 12,233 7.2 mi
Wilmington Manor 8,214 7.8 mi
Glasgow 15,546 8.4 mi
Brookside 15,115 8.7 mi
Middletown 24,661 11.1 mi
Newark 30,330 11.3 mi
Carneys Point, NJ 8,050 11.3 mi
Elsmere 6,203 11.4 mi
Wilmington 71,727 11.7 mi
Pike Creek Valley 12,431 12.1 mi
Elkton, MD 15,910 12.3 mi

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