Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 4,106 people across 3.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19904 and 19934.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Dover; part is in Camden
Part is in Camden, part in Wyoming and Rising Sun-Lebanon
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Camden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA66 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Camden; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Camden had 3,715 residents in the 2020 census, up 77% since 2000.
It’s the 25th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
Kent County grew from 32,762 residents in 1900 to 181,851 in 2020.
Kent County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dover, DE weather station (5 miles away).
61,078 jobs at 4,971 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
841 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Camden’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 64 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 128 |
| Dentists | 42 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 155 |
| Mental health providers | 272 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 128 |
| Optometrists | 27 |
| Chiropractors | 25 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Capital School District, Caesar Rodney School District, Academy of Dover Charter School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Early Childhood CenterDover | Pre-K | 145 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| John S. Charlton SchoolCamden | Pre-K–12 | 424 | Special Education | 4.8 mi |
| Kent County Community SchoolDover | Pre-K–12 | 274 | Special Education | 4.1 mi |
| Academy Of Dover Charter SchoolDover | K–8 | 443 | Charter | 4.0 mi |
| Booker T. Washington Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 314 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Campus Community SchoolDover | K–8 | 409 | Charter | 4.4 mi |
| Fairview Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 287 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Kent County Secondary ILCDover | K–12 | 107 | Special Education | 4.3 mi |
| North Dover Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 333 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Allen Frear Elementary SchoolCamden | 1–5 | 504 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolWyoming | 1–5 | 514 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolDover | 1–5 | 487 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| W. B. Simpson Elementary SchoolCamden | 1–5 | 465 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolDover | 1–5 | 506 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Kent Elementary Intensive Learning CenterCamden | 3 | 1 | Special Education | 2.5 mi |
| William Henry Middle SchoolDover | 5 | 432 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolCamden | 6–8 | 647 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolCamden | 6–8 | 839 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Middle School of ExcellenceDover | 6–8 | 608 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Middle School of InnovationDover | 6–8 | 690 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolCamden | 7–12 | 119 | Charter | 3.2 mi |
| Caesar Rodney High SchoolCamden | 9–12 | 2,254 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Dover High SchoolDover | 9–12 | 1,812 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover First Christian SchoolDover | Pre-K–8 | 45 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.8 mi |
| Dover First Christian SchoolDover | Pre-K–8 | 44 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.8 mi |
| Capitol Baptist SchoolDover | K–12 | 24 | Baptist | 3.2 mi |
| Southern Meadow SchoolWyoming | K–8 | 26 | Amish | 1.7 mi |
| Apple Grove SchoolDover | 1–8 | 23 | Amish | 1.0 mi |
| Coopers Corner SchoolCamden Wyoming | 1–8 | 26 | Amish | 2.5 mi |
| Green HillDover | 1–8 | 46 | Amish | 6.4 mi |
| Honeysuckle Knoll SchoolDover | 1–8 | 31 | Amish | 4.4 mi |
| Rose Valley SchoolDover | 1–8 | 34 | Amish | 1.4 mi |
| Wileys SchoolDover | 1–8 | 24 | Amish | 4.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dover, Wyoming, Cheswold, Rising Sun-Lebanon and Rodney Village.
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