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Selbyville Delaware Map

Explore Selbyville, 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 Selbyville, Delaware

How to Use This Selbyville, Delaware Map

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

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.

CitySelbyville
StateDelaware (DE)
CountySussex County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.460392
Longitude-75.220744
Population2,878
Density310.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code19975
Area Code302
County SeatGeorgetown
School DistrictIndian River School District

About Selbyville, Delaware

Selbyville is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,878. The population density is 310.2 people per km². Selbyville is located at 38.4604°N, 75.2207°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Selbyville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19975.

Selbyville emerges from the flat, moisture-rich plains where the Sandy Branch carves its slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 33.2 miles south-southeast of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 160°T), and is situated 5.7 miles northwest of Ocean Pines. The air here holds a distinct, heavy dampness, a reminder that the horizon sits only six miles from the salt-tinged expanse of Assawoman Bay. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pine Ridge anchors the view, offering a vertical counterpoint to the low-slung, expansive fields that stretch toward the distant coast. Near the center of the landscape, the grounds of Phillip Showell Elementary School serve as a quiet focal point, where the morning light catches the dew on the grass and defines the simple, utilitarian geometry of the local terrain.

Selbyville retains the industrious spirit of a place built upon the labor of the land, long defined by its deep connection to the poultry industry and the rhythmic cycle of agricultural production. This history of harvest and husbandry remains visible in the sprawling, functional architecture of the region, where the economy relies on the steady pulse of the broiler-chicken trade. Life moves in accordance with these agrarian seasons, far removed from the seasonal flux of the nearby barrier islands, yet still influenced by the proximity of Piney Island and the cooling breezes that drift inland from the water. Even as the modern world encroaches, Selbyville maintains a steady, grounded character, anchored by the quiet persistence of its residents and the enduring, fertile soil that has sustained the economy for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Southern Delaware School of the Arts (Recreation Easement) — 0.2 mi, 283° W
  • Selbyville Middle School (Recreation Easement) — 0.6 mi, 074° E
  • Lighthouse Crossing (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 108° E
  • Bishopville Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 137° SE
  • Great Cypress Swamp (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 274° W
  • Ocean View Town Property (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 353° N
  • Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 221° SW
  • Grey's Creek (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 100° E
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 152° SE
  • Blackwater Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 028° NE
  • Bethel Church (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 266° W
  • Assawoman Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.6 mi, 014° N
  • Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 8.5 mi, 169° S
  • Fenwick Island State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 083° E
  • The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 179° S
  • Spinosaurus (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Doe Bridge Nature Preserve (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 338° N
  • Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 11.6 mi, 148° SE · 96k acres
  • Freak Out (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Speedway (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Happy Swing (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Wacky Worm (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 141° SE
  • Trimpers Rides (Theme Park) — 11.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Anna Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 023° NE
  • Clear Space Theatre Company (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 023° NE
  • Cinema Art Theater (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 010° N
  • Painting with a Twist (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 008° N
  • Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 20.2 mi, 290° W

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About This Selbyville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Selbyville, Delaware. Coordinates: 38.460392, -75.220744. 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 Selbyville includes the ZIP code (19975), telephone area code (302), county seat of Sussex County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Indian River 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.