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.

Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn Interpretive Center
Port Penn Interpretive Center
Port Penn, Delaware is located in Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware
Location within the state of Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware is located in the United States
Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 75°34′36″W / 39.51667°N 75.57667°W / 39.51667; -75.57667
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Area
 • 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 zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19731
Area code302
FIPS code10-58600
GNIS feature ID214477[2]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020162
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education edit

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

References edit

  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, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Port Penn, Delaware DE, profile (New Castle County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  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 June 18, 2021.

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