Dover is a city in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 39,837 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 19901, 19902 and 19904.
Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Dover; also Highland Acres and Dover Base Housing
Mostly Dover
Mostly Dover; also Cheswold and Rodney Village
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dover. 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)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA63 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dover; 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.
Dover had 39,403 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 2nd 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 (2 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).
1,506 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dover’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 155 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 322 |
| Dentists | 76 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 311 |
| Mental health providers | 417 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 172 |
| Optometrists | 31 |
| Chiropractors | 22 |
| Pharmacies | 22 |
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.
Parks (51 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (8 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Established in 1683.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Capital School District, Academy of Dover Charter School, Campus Community 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 | 1.0 mi |
| Kent County Community SchoolDover | Pre-K–12 | 274 | Special Education | 0.7 mi |
| Academy Of Dover Charter SchoolDover | K–8 | 443 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
| Booker T. Washington Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 314 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Campus Community SchoolDover | K–8 | 409 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
| East Dover Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 331 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Fairview Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 287 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Kent County Secondary ILCDover | K–12 | 107 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDover | K–5 | 261 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| North Dover Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 333 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| South Dover Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 577 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Towne Point Elementary SchoolDover | K–4 | 341 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolDover | 1–5 | 487 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Star Hill Elementary SchoolDover | 1–5 | 429 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolDover | 1–5 | 506 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| William Henry Middle SchoolDover | 5 | 432 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Dover Air Force Base Middle SchoolDover | 6–8 | 98 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Middle School of ExcellenceDover | 6–8 | 608 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Middle School of InnovationDover | 6–8 | 690 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Early College School at Del StateDover | 7–12 | 583 | Charter | 3.0 mi |
| Dover High SchoolDover | 9–12 | 1,812 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Christian AcademyDover | Pre-K–12 | 330 | Assembly of God | 2.6 mi |
| Central De Christian AcademyDover | Pre-K–9 | 116 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 4.2 mi |
| Dover First Christian SchoolDover | Pre-K–8 | 45 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.6 mi |
| Dover First Christian SchoolDover | Pre-K–8 | 44 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.6 mi |
| Holy Cross SchoolDover | Pre-K–8 | 331 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| Capitol Baptist SchoolDover | K–12 | 24 | Baptist | 1.2 mi |
| Apple Grove SchoolDover | 1–8 | 23 | Amish | 4.2 mi |
| Green HillDover | 1–8 | 46 | Amish | 6.7 mi |
| Honeysuckle Knoll SchoolDover | 1–8 | 31 | Amish | 5.2 mi |
| Rose Valley SchoolDover | 1–8 | 34 | Amish | 3.7 mi |
| Wileys SchoolDover | 1–8 | 24 | Amish | 5.4 mi |
| Safwa AcademyDover | 3–10 | 19 | Islamic | 0.5 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 Highland Acres, Dover Base Housing, Kent Acres, Cheswold, Rodney Village, Camden, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Little Creek and Leipsic.
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