Piedmont, Delaware Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 29,388
Males: 14,288   (48.6%)
Females: 15,100   (51.4%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:   42.3 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $114,900 (it was $101,614 in 2000)
Piedmont   $114,900
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $418,300 (it was $260,500 in 2000)
Piedmont   $418,300
Delaware:   $203,800

Piedmont, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Piedmont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Chinese (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 39.3 square miles.

Population density: 747 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Piedmont

For population 25 years and over in Piedmont

  • High school or higher: 96.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 28.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Piedmont CCD

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 70.9%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.1%
Delaware:   5.7%

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

Piedmont:   0.8% ($2,164)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, DE (7.7 miles , pop. 72,664).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (38.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hockessin, DE (1.9 miles ), Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (3.7 miles ), Pike Creek, DE (4.2 miles ), Greenville, DE (4.3 miles ), Lower Christiana, DE (5.2 miles ), North Star, DE (5.3 miles ), Elsmere, DE (5.3 miles ), Kennett Square borough, PA (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.78 N, Longitude: 75.66 W


People in group quarters in Piedmont
  • 381 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 302



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Chemicals (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Piedmont-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 6.4 miles away from the Piedmont place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 9.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Piedmont:
  • EUGENE DUPONT MEMORIAL DIVISION HOSP (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Piedmont:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 30 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Piedmont:
  • NEW GARDEN (about 8 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)
  • BRANDYWINE (about 16 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; ID: N99)
  • KEYSTONE (about 17 miles; EXTON, PA; ID: N02)

Amtrak stations near Piedmont:
  • 8 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.
  • 11 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.
  • 16 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Piedmont:
  • 20 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 20 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 20 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piedmont:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 12 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 16 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 19 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)

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Notable locations in Piedmont: Biderman Golf Club (A) , Wilmington Country Club (B) , Winterthur Gardens (C) , Green Hill Country Club (D) , Hercules Country Club (E) , New Bridge (F) , Hagley Museum (G) , Dupont Hall of Records (H) , Winterthur Museum (I) .

Churches in Piedmont include: Berea Presbyterian Church (A) , Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church (B) , Hockessin Baptist Church (C) , Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse (D) , Parish of the Resurrection (E) , Hockessin United Methodist Church (F) , Oberod Episcopal Diocese of Delaware (G) , Cedars United Methodist Church (H) , Centre Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1) , Mount Olive Cemetery (2) .

Reservoirs: Hoopes Reservoir (A) , Shadowbrook Pond (B) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burrows Run (A) , Wilson Run (B) , Wood Duck Run (C) .

Parks in Piedmont include: Brandywine Creek State Park (1) , Brandywine Springs State Park (2) , Swift Memorial Park (3) , Valley Garden Park (4) , Westgate Farms Park (5) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.7 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   73.9%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.1%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   2.1%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.1%
Whole state:   4.4%

Piedmont compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly 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 Piedmont:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Piedmont:
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Piedmont:
  • 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.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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