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Kenton ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Kenton, DE is 19955, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
355
Area code
302

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Kenton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hartly (5.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Kenton uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Kenton in numbers

About 355 people live in Kenton, in 95 households. The median household income is $44,665 a year, 47% below the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,000 (36% below the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,452 a month. The median age is 14.1; 33.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population355Kenton355
Households95Kenton95
Median age14.1Kenton14.1Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,665Kenton$44,665Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$225,000Kenton$225,000Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452Kenton$1,452Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%Kenton33.1%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.3 minKenton26.3 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,017 / sq miKenton2,017 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kenton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kenton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19955 Kenton , DE Standard 352 $44,634 $225,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kenton

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kenton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19938 Clayton , DE Standard 9,561 $99,596 $381,000

Map of Kenton ZIP codes

19955

The ZIP codes of Kenton, 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 Kenton

The nearest larger towns are Clayton (4,222 people, 3.7 mi), Cheswold (2,143 people, 4.1 mi) and Smyrna (13,165 people, 5.6 mi).

Towns near Kenton
TownPopulationDistance
Clayton 4,222 3.7 mi
Smyrna 13,165 5.6 mi
Dover 39,837 8.9 mi
Camden 4,106 10.6 mi
Highland Acres 3,752 11.0 mi
Rising Sun-Lebanon 4,163 12.2 mi
Townsend 2,832 12.4 mi
Dover Base Housing 2,962 12.4 mi
Middletown 24,661 15.2 mi
Riverview 2,596 15.7 mi
Greensboro, MD 2,634 19.0 mi
Harrington 3,838 21.5 mi
Chestertown, MD 5,594 21.9 mi
Centreville, MD 4,761 24.9 mi

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