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Dagsboro Delaware Map

Explore Dagsboro, Delaware, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Dagsboro, Delaware

How to Use This Dagsboro, Delaware Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dagsboro, Delaware. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Delaware or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dagsboro.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityDagsboro
StateDelaware (DE)
CountySussex County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.54928
Longitude-75.245744
Population870
Density233.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code19939
Area Code302
County SeatGeorgetown
School DistrictIndian River School District

About Dagsboro, Delaware

Dagsboro is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 870. The population density is 233.6 people per km². Dagsboro is located at 38.5493°N, 75.2457°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dagsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19939.

Dagsboro exists where the land yields to the slow, saline breath of the coast, defined by the winding passage of Pepper Creek as it carves through the flat, silty earth. It lies 27.0 miles south-southeast of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 159°T), and is situated 3.8 miles southeast of Millsboro. Moisture hangs thick in the air here, a heavy, fragrant dampness that rises from the nearby Indian River Bay to cling to the loblolly pines and weathered cedar shingles of the local architecture. In the quiet hours of evening, the light turns a bruised, pearlescent gray, softening the edges of the flat fields that stretch toward the horizon, while the salt-scented breeze whispers of Burton Island and the restless tides beyond. Residents find a modest refuge in the quietude of Katie Helm Park, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic call of marsh birds navigating the reeds.

Dagsboro carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the soil, transitioning from the sprawling agricultural legacies of the past into a modern landscape defined by the industry of broiler-chicken production. The economy hums with a steady, pragmatic pulse, far removed from the clamor of the more crowded Atlantic resorts, yet forever tethered to the rhythms of the low-lying coastal plain. Life here maintains an unadorned composure, where the legacy of early commerce along the waterways still informs the outlook of those who work the land. Whether observing the distant, muted silhouette of Poke Hill far to the west or passing the time near the expansive, inland reaches of Salt Pond, one senses that Dagsboro remains a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, inevitable shifting of the water and the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Katie Helm Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Village on Pepper Creek (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 156° SE
  • Indian River High School (Recreation Easement) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Indian River School District Central Office (Recreation Easement) — 1.0 mi, 164° S
  • Great Cypress Swamp (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 194° S
  • Assawoman Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 3.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Millsboro Pond (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Blackwater Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 093° E
  • Doe Bridge Nature Preserve (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Back Bay Art Glass LLC (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 028° NE
  • Redden State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 018° N
  • Midlands Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 289° W
  • Holts Landing State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 071° E
  • Ocean View Bocce Ball Court (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 090° E
  • Bethel Church (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 222° SW
  • Sunken Barge (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 039° NE
  • Cinema Art Theater (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 020° N
  • Anna Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 037° NE
  • Painting with a Twist (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 017° N
  • Clear Space Theatre Company (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 038° NE
  • Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 14.8 mi, 168° S
  • The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 175° S
  • Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 17.3 mi, 152° SE · 96k acres
  • Freak Out (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Speedway (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Happy Swing (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Wacky Worm (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 151° SE
  • Trimpers Rides (Theme Park) — 17.6 mi, 151° SE
  • Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 17.6 mi, 273° W

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About This Dagsboro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dagsboro, Delaware. Coordinates: 38.54928, -75.245744. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dagsboro includes the ZIP code (19939), telephone area code (302), county seat of Sussex County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Indian River School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.