Delaware City, Delaware | |
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 Former school and Town Hall on Clinton Street | |
| Motto: Port Of History | |
 Location of Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware. | |
  Delaware City Location within the state of Delaware  Delaware City Delaware City (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 75°35′20″W / 39.57778°N 75.58889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Delaware |
| County |  New Castle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul H. Johnson, Sr. |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,885 |
| • Density | 1,012.90/sq mi (391.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19706 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-19730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213872[2] |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Delaware City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.