Frederica Delaware Map

About Frederica, Delaware

Frederica is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,073. The population density is 238.0 people per km². Frederica is located at 39.0090°N, 75.4658°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Frederica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19946.

Frederica emerges from the low, expansive horizon where the Murderkill River carves a slow, serpentine path through the tidal marshes. It lies 7.0 miles north-northwest of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-southeast of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The air here holds a heavy, salt-sweet dampness, a reminder that the Atlantic’s influence lingers even as the land stretches flat and wide toward the horizon. Within the borders of the Murderkill River Nature Preserve, the landscape remains largely untamed, characterized by thick stands of grasses that turn a pale, brittle gold when the autumn light leans low and amber against the mudflats. Farther inland, the terrain shifts into the quiet, functional geometry of agricultural fields, interrupted only by the distant, hazy rise of Sugar Hill or the occasional dense cluster of woods that hints at the scale of Ellendale State Forest.

Frederica maintains a character forged by the steady pulse of the river and the labor of the surrounding earth, echoing a history defined by trade and the cultivation of broiler-chickens. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the proximity of the water, where the legacy of maritime movement still colors the local perspective, even if the bustling wharves of earlier centuries have long since surrendered to the quietude of the marsh. Travelers looking toward the water might imagine the distance to Ice Cream Island or the activity at Mispillion Marina, yet the daily life of Frederica feels anchored in the present, moving with a deliberate, unadorned pace. It is a place where the proximity of Big Round Pond offers a rare, still mirror to the sky, and the identity of the people remains quiet, resilient, and tethered to the changing tides of the river.

About This Frederica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frederica, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.009002, -75.465754. 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 Frederica includes the ZIP code (19946), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Lake Forest School District).

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.