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Lewes, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lewes, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,650. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LEWES-DE · Lewes, DE 1 ZIPs · 19,650 pop · #4919/25278 · Sussex County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $97,197
  • RANK-TOP #4919/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Rehoboth Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,650
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $534,600

Nearest income peer: Rehoboth Beach, DE (+ $4,949 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 Lewes

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lewes 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, Lewes, DE sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,650
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,197
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $97,197 and home value $534,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lewes as a pure owner town.

Within Delaware, Harbeson is the closest lower-income city and Millville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lewes.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19958, is all of Lewes

There is no split to weigh here: 19958 holds every one of Lewes's 19,650 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lewes's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,261 establishments, 12,658 employees , annual payroll $829,124k (~64 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19958 (1,261 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (305) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lewes, DE

These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lewes. See the Sussex County roll-up →

Lewes sits in the upper half of Sussex County on income: Millsboro, Seaford and Milford report less, while Rehoboth Beach reports more. Bridgeville marks the far end of that range at $60,703, 38% below Lewes.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19958 19,650 $97,197 1,261 155
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Lewes 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 Lewes, .