Blades, Delaware | |
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 Location of Blades in Sussex County, Delaware. | |
  Blades Location within the state of Delaware  Blades Blades (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°38′08″N 75°36′36″W / 38.63556°N 75.61000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Delaware |
| County |  Sussex |
| Settled | 1850s |
| Incorporated | 1915 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,179 |
| • Density | 2,120.50/sq mi (819.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19973 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-06730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213680[2] |
| Website | http://blades.delaware.gov/ |
Blades is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,241, a 29.8% increase over the previous decade.[3] It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blades, Delaware
- ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Stateplanning.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2014.