Henlopen Acres Delaware Map

About Henlopen Acres, Delaware

Henlopen Acres is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 139. The population density is 210.5 people per km². Henlopen Acres is located at 38.7298°N, 75.0863°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Henlopen Acres is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19971.

Henlopen Acres unfolds as a verdant expanse of maritime forest and manicured lawns, defined by the quiet intersection of land and tide. It lies 22.3 miles southeast of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 124°T), and is situated 4.2 miles southeast of Lewes. The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal cuts a steady, dark path through the earth here, its slow-moving waters acting as a liquid border that anchors the landscape against the shifting sands. Beyond the tree line, the air carries a distinct salt-heavy quality, a sensory reminder that the open coastline is mere footsteps away. The topography remains low and level, a characteristic flatness that allows the shifting light of the coastal sky to spill unimpeded across the gardens and cedar-shingled eaves. Residents here live in an intimate dialogue with Cape Henlopen State Park, which envelops the locality in a protective embrace of dunes and scrub oak, ensuring that the wild, untamed character of the coast remains a permanent neighbor.

History permeates the soil of Henlopen Acres, echoing the transition from the agricultural legacy of the broader region to a secluded residential enclave. While the surrounding interior remains defined by the rhythm of broiler-chicken production and the expansive influence of the du Pont family, this specific locale has cultivated a character of deliberate privacy and preservation. The proximity to Lake Gerar, located just a mile away, provides a freshwater counterpoint to the salt-influenced atmosphere, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pine Ridge serves as a rare, elevated reference point on an otherwise horizon-dominant map. Life proceeds with a measured pace, governed more by the turning of the tides and the seasonal migration of shorebirds than by the frantic pulse of industry. Even the nearby presence of Thompson Island and the broader stretch of Flat Sands seem to exert a gravitational pull on the local temperament, favoring a quiet, observational existence that values the integrity of the natural landscape above all else.

About This Henlopen Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henlopen Acres, Delaware. Coordinates: 38.729834, -75.086292. 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 Henlopen Acres includes the ZIP code (19971), telephone area code (302), county seat of Sussex County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Cape Henlopen 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.