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Local servicesHospitalBeebe Healthcare7.4 miPost officeMilton Post Office2.2 miTown hallMilton Town Hall1.7 miPoliceMilton Police Department1.7 miFire stationMilton Fire Department Station 851.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolDelmarva Christian Schools - Milton Campus1.6 miCollegeUniversity of Delaware School of Marine Science and Policy6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV26 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL75 miUS highwayUS 94.1 miAmtrakThomas R. Carper Station NRK66 miCoachDewey Beach, DE (On Route 1 just in front of the Hyatt Place Dewey BeachHotel)OurBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaDelaware
ZIP code19968
Telephone code302
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:36 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:15 am – 4:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise Sunset
People14,791 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.06,093 householdsMedian household income $81,646Median home value $418,600Median rent $1,408 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,299 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 5,698 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 13%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 25 minutes78% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 5%, Vietnamese 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 3 days29 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 46° / 30°FJFebruary: 48° / 32°FFMarch: 55° / 38°FMApril: 66° / 46°FAMay: 75° / 56°FMJune: 83° / 66°FJJuly: 88° / 71°FJAugust: 86° / 69°FASeptember: 80° / 64°FSOctober: 69° / 52°FONovember: 59° / 42°FNDecember: 50° / 35°FD90°30°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewes station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCave Neckcape · under a mileBroadkill Beachbeach · 4.9 miPrimehook Beachbeach · 5.0 miMilton Rail Trailtrailhead · 2.0 miRattlesnake Hillpeak · 1.0 miDeep Branch Trailtrailhead · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrime Hook National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.4 mi · 9,238 acresHudson Park - Deltech Replacementstate park · 3.8 miGreat Marsh Preservestate park · 4.7 mi · 1,184 acresBeach Plum Island Nature Preservestate park · 5.4 mi · 115 acresSowbridge Branch Nature Preservestate park · 5.7 miCedar Creek Nature Preservestate park · 7.8 miSource: 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 201730 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201730 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMilton Water Departmentserves 3,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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