Kent Acres Delaware Map

About Kent Acres, Delaware

Kent Acres is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,144. The population density is 975.0 people per km². Kent Acres is located at 39.1318°N, 75.5249°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19901.

Kent Acres occupies a quiet stretch of flat, fertile earth where the drainage patterns of the inland plains dictate the slow, deliberate pace of the horizon. It lies 1.8 miles south of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 181°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-northwest of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The Isaac Branch carves a soft, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by a thin, dense veil of riparian vegetation that keeps the soil cool even during the heavy, humid heat of mid-summer. Here, the light at dusk has a way of pooling in the low-lying fields, turning the stalks of grain into shimmering bronze filaments that seem to hold the day’s warmth long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of Sugar Hill. Bordering the residential edges, Wolf Creek serves as a quiet sanctuary, a sprawl of protected green space where the land remains unburdened by the constant press of development.

Kent Acres persists as a place defined by the steady, industrious rhythm of agriculture and the quiet persistence of its inland roots. The local economy remains tethered to the productive capacity of the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of planting and harvest provides the fundamental pulse for those who call Kent Acres home. While the larger influence of regional industry hums in the distance, this locality retains a distinct, modest character, favoring the reliability of its fields over the frantic churn of modern expansion. It is a place where one might walk the perimeter of Wolf Creek on a Tuesday morning and find that the only sounds are the rustle of wind through the tall grasses and the distant, rhythmic hum of tractors working the soil, a testament to a way of life that values the tangible weight of the land above all else.

About This Kent Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kent Acres, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.131779, -75.524924. 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 Kent Acres includes the ZIP code (19901), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Caesar Rodney 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.