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Around Ellendale
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)72 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA84 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ellendale; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Ellendale
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
Ellendale had 487 residents in the 2020 census, up 49% since 2000.
It’s the 58th 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Georgetown Sussex Co Ap, DE weather station (8 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
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ellendale.
Nearest hospitals
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford8.1 miles
Beebe Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lewes14.4 miles
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford15.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
31
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.
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