Long Neck Delaware Map

About Long Neck, Delaware

Long Neck is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,017. The population density is 422.2 people per km². Long Neck is located at 38.6220°N, 75.1621°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19966.

Long Neck emerges from the flat, marshy expanse of the peninsula as a thumb of land defined by the constant, rhythmic negotiation between solid earth and the saline push of the Indian River Bay. It lies 25.1 miles southeast of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 143°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-northeast of Millsboro. The horizon here is low and wide, where the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised indigo, reflecting off the tidal flats of Lingo Creek until the water and sky become indistinguishable. Farther inland, the terrain subtly rises toward the distant, rolling elevation of Cottonpatch Hill, though the immediate geography remains defined by the damp, dark soil of the lowlands and the occasional depression of Simon Glade. The air carries a heavy, humid weight, thick with the scent of salt and the brackish breath of the surrounding wetlands, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and ephemeral.

Long Neck maintains a quiet, persistent industry, rooted in the seasonal migration of visitors who arrive to trade the inland heat for the cooling influence of the bay. The local economy pulses with the activity of marinas and the maintenance of recreational life, centered around spaces like the Pot Nets Bayside Baseball, Fitness And Exercise Track, where the sound of cleats on pavement punctuates the humid afternoons. History here is written in the transition from agrarian roots to a maritime enclave, a place where the proximity to the Island in the Narrows dictates the flow of daily commerce and leisure. Even as modern development shifts the character of the shoreline, there remains a stubborn, distinct autonomy in how the people of Long Neck orient their lives toward the water, finding a strange, enduring comfort in the persistence of the tides.

About This Long Neck Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Long Neck, Delaware. Coordinates: 38.62199, -75.162058. 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 Long Neck includes the ZIP code (19966), telephone area code (302), county seat of Sussex County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Indian River 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.