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Ocean View ZIP code, Delaware

The ZIP code for Ocean View, DE is 19970, and its area code is 302.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
2,851
Area code
302

Mail addressed to Ocean View uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Ocean View in numbers

About 2,851 people live in Ocean View, in 1,376 households, the 33rd-largest of Delaware's 79 census places. The median household income is $91,500 a year, 8% above the Delaware median of $84,954 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $514,200 (46% above the Delaware median), and median gross rent is $1,774 a month. The median age is 66.1; 52.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.8% across Delaware); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population2,851Ocean View2,851
Households1,376Ocean View1,376
Median age66.1Ocean View66.1Delaware41.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,500Ocean View$91,500Delaware$84,954US $80,734
Median home value$514,200Ocean View$514,200Delaware$352,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,774Ocean View$1,774Delaware$1,401US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.6%Ocean View52.6%Delaware35.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.2 minOcean View25.2 minDelaware26.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,027 / sq miOcean View1,027 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Ocean View

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ocean View
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19970 Ocean View , DE Standard 8,524 $94,103 $526,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Ocean View

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ocean View
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19930 Bethany Beach , DE Standard 3,014 $125,491 $887,400
19945 Frankford , DE Standard 9,640 $87,638 $443,100

Map of Ocean View ZIP codes

19970

The ZIP codes of Ocean View, 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 Ocean View

The nearest larger towns are Selbyville (3,097 people, 6.9 mi), Ocean City, MD (6,903 people, 9.4 mi) and Ocean Pines, MD (12,351 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Ocean View
TownPopulationDistance
Selbyville 3,097 6.9 mi
Ocean City, MD 6,903 9.4 mi
Ocean Pines, MD 12,351 10.0 mi
Millsboro 7,424 11.6 mi
West Ocean City, MD 5,198 12.4 mi
Berlin, MD 5,232 14.6 mi
Lewes 3,505 17.5 mi
Georgetown 7,660 18.7 mi
Milton 3,567 20.3 mi
Delmar, MD 4,261 25.1 mi
Laurel 4,152 25.1 mi
Salisbury, MD 33,285 27.8 mi
Seaford 8,485 28.7 mi
Snow Hill, MD 2,659 28.8 mi

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