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Dewey Beach ZIP codes, Delaware

No ZIP code is named for Dewey Beach, DE; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 19971. Its area code is 302.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
351
Area code
302

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

Dewey Beach in numbers

About 351 people live in Dewey Beach, in 188 households. The median household income is $105,625 a year, 24% above the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $961,300 (2.7 times the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $2,536 a month. The median age is 63.3; 71.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population351Dewey Beach351
Households188Dewey Beach188
Median age63.3Dewey Beach63.3Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$105,625Dewey Beach$105,625Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$961,300Dewey Beach$961,300Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,536Dewey Beach$2,536Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.4%Dewey Beach71.4%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.3 minDewey Beach29.3 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,060 / sq miDewey Beach1,060 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Dewey Beach

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

ZIP codes overlapping Dewey Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19971 Rehoboth Beach , DE Standard 14,886 $102,146 $608,800

Map of Dewey Beach ZIP codes

19971

The ZIP codes of Dewey Beach, 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 Dewey Beach

The nearest larger towns are Rehoboth Beach (1,370 people, 1.5 mi), Lewes (3,505 people, 6.8 mi) and Long Neck (2,161 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Dewey Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Lewes 3,505 6.8 mi
Ocean View 2,851 11.8 mi
Milton 3,567 13.8 mi
Millsboro 7,424 14.6 mi
Georgetown 7,660 16.8 mi
Selbyville 3,097 17.7 mi
Cape May, NJ 2,767 19.4 mi
North Cape May, NJ 3,731 20.8 mi
Ocean City, MD 6,903 20.9 mi
Ocean Pines, MD 12,351 21.8 mi
Wildwood Crest, NJ 3,077 23.0 mi
Villas, NJ 9,735 23.4 mi
Milford 12,803 23.8 mi
West Ocean City, MD 5,198 24.2 mi

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