Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital6.3 miPost officeBridgeville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBridgeville Town Hallunder a milePoliceBridgeville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBridgeville Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleWoodbridge Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryPhillis Wheatley Elementary School1.2 miCollegeUniversity of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY28 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI65 miUS highwayUS 13 Busunder a mileAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK65 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle26 miTransit3 stops within a mileDart First StateSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19933 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19933 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:37 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:16 am – 4:44 pm
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People11,409 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.94,153 householdsMedian household income $61,261Median home value $231,300Median rent $1,021 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,009 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 4,254 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 13%, construction 13%Average commute 26 minutes80% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 16%, French or Haitian Creole 3%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days22 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenwood 2ne station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsRambleton Acres 2park · 4.6 miSeaford High Schoolrecreation area · 5.5 miBarnes Woods Nature Preservestate park · 8.0 miMarshyhope Creek North Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 341 acresOther Division Lands - Foskey Tractstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 85 acresIdylwild Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 88 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201733 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201733 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSussex County, DE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025300 of 365 days measured64 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sussex County monitors, DE
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBridgeville Water Departmentserves 6,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation43 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
