Port Penn, Delaware

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Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′00″N75°34′36″W / 39.51667°N 75.57667°W / 39.51667; -75.57667 Coordinates: 39°31′00″N75°34′36″W / 39.51667°N 75.57667°W / 39.51667; -75.57667
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Area
[1]
  Total0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
  Land0.40 sq mi (1.05 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total162
  Density400.99/sq mi (154.63/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19731
Area code(s) 302
FIPS code 10-58600
GNIS feature ID214477 [2]

Port Penn is a census-designated place located in St. Georges Hundred, southern New Castle County, Delaware, United States, below the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the west bank of the Delaware River. Port Penn is home to the Port Penn Interpretive Center. [3] Its population is estimated at 252.

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Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 162
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

Port Penn is in the Colonial School District. [5] It operates William Penn High School.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. "Port Penn". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Port Penn, Delaware DE, profile (New Castle County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-18.