PlainZIP

Delaware City, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Delaware City, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,822. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DELAWARE-CITY-DE · Delaware City, DE 1 ZIPs · 1,822 pop · #8114/25278 · New Castle County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $83,681
  • RANK-UPPER #8114/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Georges
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,822
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $263,000

Nearest income peer: Saint Georges, DE ( $1,077 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Delaware City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Delaware City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Delaware City, DE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,822
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,681
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 19706 (1,822 residents). Household income $83,681 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Delaware City as a pure owner town.

Within Delaware, Saint Georges is the closest lower-income city and Camden Wyoming the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Delaware City.

Population concentration

Delaware City reads through its lone ZIP, 19706

1,822 ACS residents, one ZIP: 19706 is not the leading code inside Delaware City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Delaware City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 914 employees , annual payroll $103,359k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19706 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Accommodation and food services · Transportation and warehousing .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Delaware City, DE

These ZIP codes sit in New Castle County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Delaware City. See the New Castle County roll-up →

Delaware City sits in the lower half of New Castle County on income: Wilmington, Newark and Bear report more, New Castle, Claymont and Port Penn report less. Hockessin marks the far end of that range at $172,696, 106% above Delaware City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19706 1,822 $83,681 37 191
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Delaware City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Delaware City, .