Moving to Fenwick Island, Delaware

Fenwick Island is located at 155km south of Wilmington. The southernmost of the Delaware beach communities, Fenwick Island has a wide sandy beach with gentle dunes and no concessions or fast-food outlets marring the shoreline. The Fenwick Island. Lighthouse was built in 1859 and is still in operation. A stone monument marks the Transpeninsular Line, which indicates the Delaware-Maryland border.

Population: 342. Estimated population in July 2024: 357 (+4.4% change)
Males: 161 (47.1%), Females: 181 (52.9%)

Sussex County

Zip code: 19944

Demographics

Median resident age: 60.9 years
Median household income: $58,333
Median house value: $278,600

Population by Race

Races in Fenwick Island:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
• Hispanic (2.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (29.5%), English (27.8%), German (25.4%), United States (9.4%), Italian (7.3%), Scottish (7.3%).

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fenwick Island

• High school or higher: 90.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fenwick Island town

• Never married: 9.6%
• Now married: 74.2%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 3.1%

3.2% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+92.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fenwick Island:

• ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN, MD)
• BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWES, DE)
• HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; SALISBURY, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fenwick Island:

• SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
• DOVER AFB (about 53 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
• ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fenwick Island:

• OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; Abbreviation: OXB)
• SUSSEX COUNTY (about 26 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Abbreviation: GED)
• LAUREL (about 37 miles; LAUREL, DE; Abbreviation: N06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fenwick Island:

• DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 28 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
• SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 49 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
• DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
• ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
• THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 79 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 85 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)