Oak Orchard, Delaware

Oak Orchard, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Oak Orchard is located in Delaware
Oak Orchard
Oak Orchard
Location within the state of Delaware
Oak Orchard is located in the United States
Oak Orchard
Oak Orchard
Oak Orchard (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°W / 38.59611; -75.17278
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19966
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214399[1]

Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Oak Orchard is bordered to the south by the Indian River Bay, to the east by Emily Gut[2] (a narrow channel of water) and "the Peninsula",[3] and to the north by Delaware Route 24.

Oak Orchard is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

This area has been the home of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe for over 2000 years and is home to the Nanticoke Indian Museum as well as a yearly Pow-wow held by the tribe.[4] The unincorporated community is home to the Oak Orchard/Riverdale Post of the American Legion.

Fire protection is provided by the Indian River Vol. Fire Co.,[5] ambulance service by the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad,[6] and police services are provided by the Delaware State Police as there is no incorporated town to provide such services. Oak Orchard was the scene of a house fire on January 3, 2001, that killed 11 family members.[7]

  1. ^ "Oak Orchard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "State Topo Maps". TopoZone. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Peninsula - Resort Golf Community of New Homes in Delaware". peninsula-delaware.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nanticoke Indian Association". nanticokeindians.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Indian River Vol. Fire Co". irvfc.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad". midsussexrescuesquad.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Seven Children Perish in Early Morning Fire". sussexcountyonline.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2001.