Delaware City, Delaware

Delaware City, Delaware
Former school and Town Hall on Clinton Street
Former school and Town Hall on Clinton Street
Motto: 
Port Of History
Location of Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware.
Location of Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware.
Delaware City is located in Delaware
Delaware City
Delaware City
Location within the state of Delaware
Delaware City is located in the United States
Delaware City
Delaware City
Delaware City (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 75°35′20″W / 39.57778°N 75.58889°W / 39.57778; -75.58889
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Government
 • MayorPaul H. Johnson, Sr.
Area
 • Total1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
 • Land1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,885
 • Density1,012.90/sq mi (391.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19706
Area code302
FIPS code10-19730
GNIS feature ID213872[2]
Websitewww.delawarecity.org

Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020.[3] It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Delaware City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.