Sussex

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Delaware

Sussex is a mid-size county in Delaware with 22 ZIP codes, 206,355 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sussex, DE sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 16%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
206,355
combined ZIP population
22
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,481
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Sussex lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 10005, 22 ZIPs, combined population 206,355). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 19966 (Millsboro) with 24,601 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 10005, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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22

Total ZIPs

206,355

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Sussex

Side-by-side: Compare 19966 vs 19973 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
19966 Millsboro 24,601 110
19973 Seaford 23,838 117
19958 Lewes 19,650 155
19963 Milford 19,206 70
19947 Georgetown 18,799 61
19956 Laurel 15,500 59
19971 Rehoboth Beach 12,385 289
19968 Milton 9,549 59
19933 Bridgeville 8,535 52
19975 Selbyville 8,253 117
19950 Greenwood 6,951 36
19945 Frankford 6,862 42
19960 Lincoln 6,295 82
19970 Ocean View 6,170 246
19939 Dagsboro 5,979 89
19940 Delmar 5,574 52
19930 Bethany Beach 2,768 189
19941 Ellendale 2,522 29
19951 Harbeson 1,733 66
19944 Fenwick Island 620 189
19967 Millville 354 94
19931 Bethel 211 89

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Sussex?

Sussex has a total population of 206,355 across 22 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Sussex?

Sussex includes 22 ZIP codes: 19966, 19973, 19958, 19963, 19947, 19956, 19971, 19968, 19933, 19975, and more.

Sussex's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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