North Shores, Delaware

North Shores, Delaware
Unincorporated community
North Shores is located in Delaware
North Shores
North Shores
North Shores is located in the United States
North Shores
North Shores
Coordinates: 38°44′10″N 75°05′04″W / 38.73611°N 75.08444°W / 38.73611; -75.08444
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19971
Area code302
GNIS feature ID217010[1]
The beach house of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in the North Shores, Delaware neighborhood which served as their Summer White House.

North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park.[2]

North Shores is a residential community that consists of 192 single-family homes, 48 apartments, and 55 townhomes, along with 10 homes and 11 condominiums added to the original community. In addition to residences, North Shores is home to a Bath & Tennis Club that consists of a swimming pool, two tennis courts, a marina for 25 boats, and 2,200 feet (670 m) of private beach along the Atlantic Ocean. North Shores was established in 1956 by Daniel G. Anderson and J. Rodney King, who purchased the land to build the community.[3]

A private security service, which is owned by the town of Henlopen Acres, began in North Shores in 1996. North Shores shares the services and expense of this security service with Henlopen Acres. The security service, which patrols all of Henlopen Acres and North Shores,[4] operates two vehicles.

North Shores is a popular beach resort for lesbians and gay men. North Shores is more popular with the lesbian community and is known as a primarily lesbian beach, whereas Poodle Beach is more popular with gay men.[5]

  1. ^ "North Shores". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ General Highway Map: Sussex County, Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1992 ed.). 1:24,000. Dover, DE: Delaware Department of Transportation. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Welcome to North Shores". North Shores Board of Governors. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Meehan, James D. (2000). From Saints to Sinners...Rehoboth Beach Memoirs. Bethany Beach, Delaware: Harold E. Dukes, Jr. p. 229. OCLC 44948093.
  5. ^ "Delaware's Delight: Rehoboth Beach". Out Traveler. Retrieved September 14, 2024.