Little Creek Delaware Map

About Little Creek, Delaware

Little Creek is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 760.5 people per km². Little Creek is located at 39.1671°N, 75.4483°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Little Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19901, 19961.

Little Creek occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 4.1 miles east of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.7 miles northeast of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The Little River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its dark, slow-moving waters providing a constant, reflective presence that anchors the surrounding fields. At the edge of the residential grid, Little Creek Park offers a modest clearing of green space, where the grass grows thick and the air carries the dry, earthen scent of inland soil. To the west, the land rises in subtle, imperceptible increments toward the distant silhouette of Pine Mount, creating a sense of scale that emphasizes the immense openness of the plains.

Agriculture defines the rhythm of daily existence in Little Creek, as the economy remains deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding acreage. The history of the area is written in the orderly rows of crops that track the passing seasons, a labor that has persisted through generations of families who know the specific temper of this inland climate. Unlike regions dominated by the frantic pace of manufacturing, the life here is measured by the cycle of the harvest and the steady maintenance of the land. While the quietude is profound, the presence of the Little River ensures that the landscape never feels stagnant, serving as a reminder of the persistent, quiet movement that characterizes the deeper interior of the state.

About This Little Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Little Creek, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.167057, -75.448254. 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 Little Creek includes the ZIP code (19901, 19961), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Capital 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.