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Leipsic Delaware Map

Explore Leipsic, 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 Leipsic, Delaware

How to Use This Leipsic, Delaware Map

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

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.

CityLeipsic
StateDelaware (DE)
CountyKent County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.240945
Longitude-75.516868
Population178
Density231.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes19901, 19977
Area Code302
County SeatDover
School DistrictCapital School District

About Leipsic, Delaware

Leipsic is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 178. The population density is 231.4 people per km². Leipsic is located at 39.2409°N, 75.5169°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Leipsic is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19901, 19977.

Leipsic anchors itself upon a flat, expansive reach of land defined primarily by the slow, deliberate movement of the Leipsic River. It lies 5.7 miles north of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 4°T), and is situated 6.2 miles southeast of Smyrna. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, often dominated by an immense sky that catches the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the open fields. While the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge offers a faint, blue-hued reminder of elevation far to the west, the immediate terrain remains level, characterized by rich, dark soil and the quiet density of distant woodlands like Blackbird State Forest. A mile away, the surface of Shearness Pool remains still, mirroring the changing colors of the seasons in a landscape that values the quietude of inland life over the frenetic energy of more crowded corridors.

Leipsic carries the weight of a long agrarian tradition, where the pulse of the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the productivity of the surrounding plains. The local character is forged by this steady, rhythmic connection to the land, punctuated by the simple, functional presence of the Leipsic Municipal Playground, where the quiet intersections of daily life occur under the expanse of a wide, unhurried sky. Generations have built their lives around the patterns of the harvest and the maintenance of a landscape that demands both labor and patience. There is a particular permanence to the way the days unfold here, a sense that the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the people who continue to work the soil and steward the quiet corners of this inland reach.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Leipsic Municipal Playground (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 147° SE
  • Millwood Crossing (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 220° SW
  • Verona Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 199° S
  • Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 020° N · 46k acres
  • Bombay Hook Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.2 mi, 039° NE · 1,679 acres
  • Monster Monument (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 188° S
  • Garrisons Lake Golf Club (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 283° W
  • Woodland Beach Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.1 mi, 010° N
  • Silver Lake (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 194° S
  • Fork Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 217° SW
  • Dover High School Stadium (Stadium) — 4.5 mi, 197° S
  • Little Creek Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Bayonets of the Revolution (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 181° S
  • Biggs Museum of American Art (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 183° S
  • Liberty Bell Replica (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 183° S
  • Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 182° S
  • Johnson Victrola Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 185° S
  • Super Cichlids Inc (Aquarium) — 6.0 mi, 170° S
  • Ronnys Garden World (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 315° NW
  • Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 8.2 mi, 335° NW
  • C-141A Starlifter (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 159° S
  • C-141B Starlifter (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 160° S
  • Air Mobility Command Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 159° S
  • 3 Palms Zoo & Education Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.3 mi, 303° NW
  • Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 154° SE
  • Augustine Beach (State Wilderness) — 14.7 mi, 346° N
  • Cross Ledge Light (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 099° E
  • Massey Air Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 286° W
  • Jackson Lane Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 mi, 225° SW
  • Gallery 50 (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 049° NE

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About This Leipsic Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leipsic, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.240945, -75.516868. 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 Leipsic includes the ZIP code (19901, 19977), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Capital 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.