Port Penn Delaware Map

About Port Penn, Delaware

Port Penn is a locality in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 162. The population density is 154.8 people per km². Port Penn is located at 39.5168°N, 75.5766°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19731.

Port Penn occupies a quiet, level stretch of land characterized by the expansive, open plains that define the local topography. It lies 8.8 miles east-northeast of Middletown, DE (from Middletown, DE: bearing 58°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Bear. The horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Cabin Ridge rising far to the west. A mile to the east, the waters of Alloway Creek move with a slow, deliberate gravity, carving a path through the flat, dark earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the dense, green canopy of Red Lion State Forest marks the northern boundary, while three miles away, the low-lying basin of Pools Bottom collects the runoff of heavy rains. When the late afternoon light hits the tall grasses, the entire landscape takes on a muted, copper hue, suggesting a stillness that has persisted across the plains for generations.

Port Penn retains a character shaped by its long-standing connection to the land and the quiet industry of the surrounding interior. At the center of the local identity, The Cleaver House serves as a physical anchor, preserving the architectural memory of a time when the region relied heavily on the fertile soil for its livelihood. The economy here has shifted away from older, labor-intensive methods, yet the pace of life remains slow, dictated more by the changing seasons than by the rush of modern commerce. Residents often travel toward Shallcross Lake for a change of scenery, finding a familiar solace in the stillness of the water. In the evenings, the air cools rapidly, carrying the scent of damp soil and dried stalks, a reminder that Port Penn exists as a deliberate, unhurried space in a changing world.

About This Port Penn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Penn, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.516779, -75.576592. 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 Port Penn includes the ZIP code (19731), telephone area code (302), county seat of New Castle County (Wilmington), and school district assignment (Colonial 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.