Bridgeville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, home to about 2,745 people across 4.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19933.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2,745570 per sq mi
Median home value$400,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bridgeville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bridgeville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)64 miles away
Closer regional airport
Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD66 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA91 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bridgeville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Bridgeville
U.S. Representative · Delaware at-largeSarah McBride (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bridgeville had 2,568 residents in the 2020 census, up 79% since 2000.
It’s the 35th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
Sussex County grew from 42,276 residents in 1900 to 237,378 in 2020.
Sussex County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenwood 2ne, DE weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Sussex County
78,541 jobs at 6,411 businesses in Sussex County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bridgeville.
Nearest hospitals
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford6.5 miles
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford16.0 miles
Beebe Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lewes25.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bridgeville
Grocery stores
Food Lion1.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter5.3 mi
Food Lion5.4 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Bridgeville Public Library0.3 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum0.6 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Woodbridge School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Phillis Wheatley Elementary SchoolBridgeville
3–5
644
Public
1.0 mi
Woodbridge Middle SchoolBridgeville
6–8
596
Public
0.5 mi
SCOPE - NorthBridgeville
Ungraded
—
Alternative Education
1.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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