Population density: zip codes ranked in Delaware
Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense. These lists rank zip codes in Delaware with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Most densely populated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19717 | Newark | 23,395/sq mi |
| 2 | 19805 | Wilmington | 7,503/sq mi |
| 3 | 19802 | Wilmington | 7,477/sq mi |
| 4 | 19806 | Wilmington | 5,734/sq mi |
| 5 | 19703 | Claymont | 3,893/sq mi |
| 6 | 19801 | Wilmington | 3,713/sq mi |
| 7 | 19810 | Wilmington | 3,360/sq mi |
| 8 | 19808 | Wilmington | 2,842/sq mi |
| 9 | 19804 | Wilmington | 2,617/sq mi |
| 10 | 19713 | Newark | 2,365/sq mi |
| 11 | 19809 | Wilmington | 2,118/sq mi |
| 12 | 19702 | Newark | 1,982/sq mi |
| 13 | 19711 | Newark | 1,804/sq mi |
| 14 | 19803 | Wilmington | 1,760/sq mi |
| 15 | 19720 | New Castle | 1,629/sq mi |
| 16 | 19701 | Bear | 1,618/sq mi |
| 17 | 19967 | Millville | 1,464/sq mi |
| 18 | 19707 | Hockessin | 1,318/sq mi |
| 19 | 19962 | Magnolia | 942/sq mi |
| 20 | 19970 | Ocean View | 914/sq mi |
| 21 | 19904 | Dover | 899/sq mi |
| 22 | 19971 | Rehoboth Beach | 829/sq mi |
| 23 | 19706 | Delaware City | 805/sq mi |
| 24 | 19709 | Middletown | 686/sq mi |
| 25 | 19958 | Lewes | 676/sq mi |
| 26 | 19930 | Bethany Beach | 515/sq mi |
| 27 | 19901 | Dover | 498/sq mi |
| 28 | 19807 | Wilmington | 430/sq mi |
| 29 | 19975 | Selbyville | 425/sq mi |
| 30 | 19966 | Millsboro | 403/sq mi |
| 31 | 19977 | Smyrna | 333/sq mi |
| 32 | 19973 | Seaford | 320/sq mi |
| 33 | 19934 | Camden Wyoming | 302/sq mi |
| 34 | 19939 | Dagsboro | 288/sq mi |
| 35 | 19951 | Harbeson | 251/sq mi |
| 36 | 19946 | Frederica | 243/sq mi |
| 37 | 19968 | Milton | 242/sq mi |
| 38 | 19960 | Lincoln | 224/sq mi |
| 39 | 19963 | Milford | 224/sq mi |
| 40 | 19943 | Felton | 215/sq mi |
| 41 | 19938 | Clayton | 198/sq mi |
| 42 | 19940 | Delmar | 183/sq mi |
| 43 | 19734 | Townsend | 178/sq mi |
| 44 | 19953 | Hartly | 176/sq mi |
| 45 | 19964 | Marydel | 175/sq mi |
| 46 | 19947 | Georgetown | 174/sq mi |
| 47 | 19956 | Laurel | 163/sq mi |
| 48 | 19933 | Bridgeville | 158/sq mi |
| 49 | 19945 | Frankford | 155/sq mi |
| 50 | 19954 | Houston | 146/sq mi |
| 51 | 19952 | Harrington | 120/sq mi |
| 52 | 19941 | Ellendale | 113/sq mi |
| 53 | 19950 | Greenwood | 109/sq mi |
Most sparsely populated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19950 | Greenwood | 109/sq mi |
| 2 | 19941 | Ellendale | 113/sq mi |
| 3 | 19952 | Harrington | 120/sq mi |
| 4 | 19954 | Houston | 146/sq mi |
| 5 | 19945 | Frankford | 155/sq mi |
| 6 | 19933 | Bridgeville | 158/sq mi |
| 7 | 19956 | Laurel | 163/sq mi |
| 8 | 19947 | Georgetown | 174/sq mi |
| 9 | 19964 | Marydel | 175/sq mi |
| 10 | 19953 | Hartly | 176/sq mi |
| 11 | 19734 | Townsend | 178/sq mi |
| 12 | 19940 | Delmar | 183/sq mi |
| 13 | 19938 | Clayton | 198/sq mi |
| 14 | 19943 | Felton | 215/sq mi |
| 15 | 19963 | Milford | 224/sq mi |
| 16 | 19960 | Lincoln | 224/sq mi |
| 17 | 19968 | Milton | 242/sq mi |
| 18 | 19946 | Frederica | 243/sq mi |
| 19 | 19951 | Harbeson | 251/sq mi |
| 20 | 19939 | Dagsboro | 288/sq mi |
| 21 | 19934 | Camden Wyoming | 302/sq mi |
| 22 | 19973 | Seaford | 320/sq mi |
| 23 | 19977 | Smyrna | 333/sq mi |
| 24 | 19966 | Millsboro | 403/sq mi |
| 25 | 19975 | Selbyville | 425/sq mi |
| 26 | 19807 | Wilmington | 430/sq mi |
| 27 | 19901 | Dover | 498/sq mi |
| 28 | 19930 | Bethany Beach | 515/sq mi |
| 29 | 19958 | Lewes | 676/sq mi |
| 30 | 19709 | Middletown | 686/sq mi |
| 31 | 19706 | Delaware City | 805/sq mi |
| 32 | 19971 | Rehoboth Beach | 829/sq mi |
| 33 | 19904 | Dover | 899/sq mi |
| 34 | 19970 | Ocean View | 914/sq mi |
| 35 | 19962 | Magnolia | 942/sq mi |
| 36 | 19707 | Hockessin | 1,318/sq mi |
| 37 | 19967 | Millville | 1,464/sq mi |
| 38 | 19701 | Bear | 1,618/sq mi |
| 39 | 19720 | New Castle | 1,629/sq mi |
| 40 | 19803 | Wilmington | 1,760/sq mi |
| 41 | 19711 | Newark | 1,804/sq mi |
| 42 | 19702 | Newark | 1,982/sq mi |
| 43 | 19809 | Wilmington | 2,118/sq mi |
| 44 | 19713 | Newark | 2,365/sq mi |
| 45 | 19804 | Wilmington | 2,617/sq mi |
| 46 | 19808 | Wilmington | 2,842/sq mi |
| 47 | 19810 | Wilmington | 3,360/sq mi |
| 48 | 19801 | Wilmington | 3,713/sq mi |
| 49 | 19703 | Claymont | 3,893/sq mi |
| 50 | 19806 | Wilmington | 5,734/sq mi |
| 51 | 19802 | Wilmington | 7,477/sq mi |
| 52 | 19805 | Wilmington | 7,503/sq mi |
| 53 | 19717 | Newark | 23,395/sq mi |
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