Delaware City, Delaware

Delaware City, Delaware
City
Former school and Town Hall on Clinton Street
Motto:  Port Of History
Location of Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware.
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Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 75°35′20″W / 39.57778°N 75.58889°W / 39.57778; -75.58889
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Government
• Mayor	Paul H. Johnson, Sr.
Area [1]
• Total	1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
• Land	1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,885
• Density	1,012.90/sq mi (391.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19706
Area code	302
FIPS code	10-19730
GNIS feature ID	213872[2]
Website	www.delawarecity.org

Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020.^[3] It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.