Ocean View, Delaware

Ocean View, Delaware
Town
Tunnell-West House
Tunnell-West House
Motto: 
"A Place To Come Home To "
Location of Ocean View in Sussex County, Delaware.
Location of Ocean View in Sussex County, Delaware.
Ocean View is located in Delaware
Ocean View
Ocean View
Location within the state of Delaware
Ocean View is located in the United States
Ocean View
Ocean View
Ocean View (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 75°05′21″W / 38.54500°N 75.08917°W / 38.54500; -75.08917
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.79 sq mi (7.24 km2)
 • Land2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[2]
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,636
 • Density950.60/sq mi (367.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
19967, 19970
Area code302
FIPS code10-53920
GNIS feature ID214403[2]
Websitewww.oceanviewde.com

Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,882 at the 2010 census, an increase of 87.1% over the previous decade.[3] It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies in Baltimore Hundred.

Ocean View is fast becoming a bedroom community for the neighboring summer resort of Bethany Beach.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocean View, Delaware
  3. ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2011.