Elsmere is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, home to about 6,203 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19804 and 19805.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Elsmere, part in Newport
Mostly Wilmington; part is in Elsmere
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elsmere. 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)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilmington Airport (ILG)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA31 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elsmere; 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.
Elsmere had 6,229 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 20th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
New Castle County grew from 109,697 residents in 1900 to 570,719 in 2020.
New Castle County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE weather station (4 miles away).
306,745 jobs at 17,855 businesses in New Castle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
829 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elsmere’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 70 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 84 |
| Dentists | 24 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 102 |
| Mental health providers | 433 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 82 |
| Optometrists | 21 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 19 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Christina School District, Red Clay Consolidated School District, Odyssey Charter School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Early Education CenterWilmington | Pre-K–K | 93 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Red Clay Early Years ProgramWilmington | Pre-K | 335 | Alternative Education | 3.8 mi |
| Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary SchoolWilmington | K–5 | 549 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Odyssey Charter SchoolWilmington | K–12 | 2,286 | Charter | 1.5 mi |
| Richardson Park Elementary SchoolWilmington | K–5 | 522 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Richey Elementary SchoolWilmington | K–5 | 382 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Douglass SchoolWilmington | 1–12 | 119 | Special Education | 0.5 mi |
| The Bayard SchoolWilmington | 1–8 | 571 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Conrad Schools of ScienceWilmington | 6–12 | 1,164 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Stanton Middle SchoolWilmington | 6–8 | 558 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Delaware Military AcademyWilmington | 9–12 | 547 | Charter | 1.2 mi |
| Delcastle Technical High SchoolWilmington | 9–12 | 1,605 | Career and Technical | 2.1 mi |
| Richardson Park Learning CenterWilmington | — | — | Special Education | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony of Padua Grade SchoolWilmington | Pre-K–8 | 161 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 mi |
| St Elizabeth SchoolWilmington | Pre-K–12 | 364 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 mi |
| Nativity Preparatory School of WilmingtonWilmington | 5–8 | 53 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 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 Wilmington and Newport.
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