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Delaware City Delaware Map

Explore Delaware City, 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 Delaware City, Delaware

How to Use This Delaware City, Delaware Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Delaware City, 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 Delaware City.

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.

City	Delaware City
State	Delaware (DE)
County	New Castle County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.57789
Longitude	-75.588815
Population	1,885
Density	391.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19706
Area Code	302
County Seat	Wilmington
School District	Colonial School District

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About Delaware City, Delaware

Delaware City is a locality in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,885. The population density is 391.1 people per km². Delaware City is located at 39.5779°N, 75.5888°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Delaware City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19706.

Delaware City occupies a quiet, deliberate space where the Delaware City Branch Channel carves a persistent path through the low-lying interior plains. It lies 5.1 miles southeast of Bear, DE (from Bear, DE: bearing 134°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of Glasgow.

The air here carries the scent of dampened earth and the long, slow shadows of the afternoon, which linger over the flat, expansive fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the South Valley Hills. Only four miles away, the dense, quiet canopy of Red Lion State Forest offers a reprieve from the open horizon, while the local landscape remains defined by its terrestrial stillness and the absence of any coastal influence. Residents find a particular, steady gravity in Battery Park, a green expanse that anchors the edge of the water, providing a vantage point to observe the slow movement of the current. Six miles to the west, the quiet surface of Lums Pond reflects the shifting light of the changing seasons, grounding the surrounding terrain in a cycle of growth and decay that feels far removed from the bustle of modern industry.

Delaware City maintains a character forged by the intersection of internal commerce and the steady, unpretentious labor of the inland plains. Historically, the movement of goods through the local waterways dictated the pace of growth, fostering an economy that relied on the efficiency of the channel rather than the whims of distant markets. The architecture of the older blocks reflects this pragmatic heritage, with brick facades that have weathered decades of humid summers and biting winters without losing their structural clarity. While the nearby basin of Pools Bottom suggests a landscape shaped by ancient drainage, the modern life of Delaware City is defined by a quiet, rhythmic persistence, where the daily tasks of its inhabitants mirror the slow, methodical flow of the water passing through the center of the grid. Life here is not marked by grand spectacles, but by the subtle, enduring texture of a place that understands its own geography and keeps its own time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

C&D Canal Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
C&D Canal Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 186° S
Fort DuPont State Park (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 178° S
Evert R. Brown Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 218° SW
Dragon Run Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 239° SW
C And D Canal Wildlife Area (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 165° S
Fort Delaware State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 042° NE
Augustine Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.5 mi, 165° S
Augustine Beach (State Wilderness) — 1.5 mi, 165° S
Southern Elementary School (Recreation Easement) — 2.0 mi, 256° W
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.6 mi, 042° NE · 9,745 acres
Village of Port Penn (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 173° S
Abbotts Meadow Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.1 mi, 119° SE
Votes For Women (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 003° N
Booker T Washington School No. 109C (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 011° N
John M Cleveland Civil War Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 014° N
Board & Brush (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 281° W
Big Doctor's Bag (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 338° N
William Julius “Judy” Johnson (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 007° N
Frawley Stadium (Stadium) — 10.8 mi, 007° N
Newark Arts Alliance (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 312° NW
Wilmington Riverwalk (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 010° N
Chapel Street Players (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 311° NW
The Delaware Contemporary (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 008° N
William’s Greenbank Aquarium (Aquarium) — 11.3 mi, 350° N
Wilmington & Western Railroad (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 348° N
Mechanical Hall Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 310° NW
University of Delaware Old College Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 310° NW
Middle Run Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 323° NW
Old Farm House (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 010° N

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