Ellendale, Delaware | |
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 Ellendale Fire Company | |
| Nickname: The Gateway to Delaware's Resort Beaches | |
 Location of Ellendale in Sussex County, Delaware (left) and of Sussex County in Delaware (right) | |
  Ellendale Location of Ellendale in Delaware  Ellendale Ellendale (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′25″N 75°25′22″W / 38.80694°N 75.42278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Delaware |
| County |  Sussex |
| Settled | 1866 |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 487 |
| • Density | 1,145.88/sq mi (442.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19941 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-24020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213934[2] |
| Website | ellendale |
Ellendale is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 487 at the 2020 census, an increase of 27.8% since the 2010 census, and a 48.9% increase since the year 2000. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ellendale is the "Gateway to Delaware's Resort Beaches" because it is the town located on U.S. Route 113, the resort area's westernmost border, and Delaware Route 16, the resort area's northernmost border with the eastern border being the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean and the southern border being the state line with Maryland.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellendale, Delaware