Greater Newark, Delaware Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 67,114
Males: 32,279   (48.1%)
Females: 34,835   (51.9%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:   28.4 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,000 (it was $53,952 in 2000)
Greater Newark   $61,000
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $219,200 (it was $136,500 in 2000)
Greater Newark   $219,200
Delaware:   $203,800

Greater Newark, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Greater Newark:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
  • Black (9.0%)
  • American Indian (9.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 230 feet

Land area: 30.0 square miles.

Population density: 2237 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Greater Newark

For population 25 years and over in Greater Newark

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greater Newark CCD

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.0%
Delaware:   5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Greater Newark:   0.7% ($986)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (46.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Newark, DE (1.0 miles ), Brookside, DE (1.9 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (4.3 miles ), Pike Creek, DE (5.0 miles ), Glasgow, DE (5.2 miles ), North Star, DE (5.6 miles ), Bear, DE (5.7 miles ), Central Pencader, DE (5.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.68 N, Longitude: 75.74 W


People in group quarters in Greater Newark
  • 7178 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 416 people in nursing homes
  • 25 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 10 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 302



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Chemicals (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)

Greater Newark-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Greater Newark place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 11.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Greater Newark:
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 9 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 9 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greater Newark:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 10 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 38 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greater Newark:
  • NEW GARDEN (about 10 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)
  • RAINTREE (about 10 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 1C4)
  • SUMMIT (about 12 miles; MIDDLETOWN, DE; ID: EVY)

Amtrak stations near Greater Newark:
  • 1 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greater Newark:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 5 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 21 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 28 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)

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Notable locations in Greater Newark: Delaware Industrial Park (A) , Arc Corner (B) , Diamond State Industrial Park (C) , Louviers Country Club (D) , Chestnut Hill Plaza (E) , Newark Country Club (F) , Old Baltimore Pike Industrial Park (G) .

Shopping Centers: Castle Mall (1) , Newark Shopping Center (2) , Brookside Shopping Center (3) .

Churches in Greater Newark include: Saint John the Baptist Holy Angels Catholic Church (A) , Bible Fellowship Church (B) , Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church (C) , Pilgrim Tabernacle (D) , Pilgrim Baptist Church (E) , Pike Creek Baptist Church (F) , Calvary Baptist Church (G) , Holy Family Church (H) , Newark Revival Tabernacle (I) .

Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lamborn Run (A) , Fairfield Run (B) , Middle Run (C) , East Branch Christina River (D) , Lost Stream (E) , Persimmon Run (F) , West Branch Christina River (G) , Boogy Run (H) .

Parks in Greater Newark include: Rittenhouse Park (1) , Lumbrook Park (2) , Kells Park (3) , Lewis Park (4) , Hall Park (5) , Cobbs-Gauger Park (6) , McKees Park (7) , Middle Run Valley Park (8) , Coverdale Park (9) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.6 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   49.3%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   5.5%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   11.7%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   6.6%
Whole state:   4.4%

Greater Newark compared to Delaware state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:



5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.11%
Delaware average:   6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.14%
Delaware average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.19%
Delaware average:   5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.06%
Delaware average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Greater Newark:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXHL (1550 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, MD; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greater Newark:
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Greater Newark:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)

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