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Around Georgetown
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)77 miles away
Closer regional airport
Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA93 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Georgetown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Georgetown
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
Georgetown had 7,134 residents in the 2020 census, up 54% since 2000.
It’s the 16th 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 (2 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
242 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Georgetown.
Nearest hospitals
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford11.7 miles
Beebe Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lewes14.9 miles
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford16.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
23
Specialist doctors
8
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
65
Mental health providers
102
Physical and occupational therapists
25
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
4
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 Georgetown
Parks (3 nearby)
Georgetown Little League · 20 acres1.3 mi
Layton Park · 11 acres1.4 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
El Mercado Market1.0 mi
Redner's1.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Georgetown Public Library0.6 mi
Museums (6 nearby)
School House0.9 mi
Nutter Marvel Carriage Museum1.0 mi
Telephone Museum1.0 mi
Georgetown Historical Society1.0 mi
Georgetown Train Station Museum1.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Possum Point Players0.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Willard Saulsbury Jr. (1861) · American politician (1861–1927)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Georgetown
Public schools here are run by Indian River School District, Sussex Academy, Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolGeorgetown
Pre-K–12
340
Special Education
5.0 mi
Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown
K–5
825
Public
0.4 mi
North Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown
K–5
754
Public
1.9 mi
Sussex AcademyGeorgetown
K–12
1,182
Charter
1.8 mi
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of ExcellenceGeorgetown
6–8
208
Charter
1.3 mi
Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown
6–8
861
Public
0.4 mi
Sussex Central High SchoolGeorgetown
9–12
2,012
Public
4.9 mi
Sussex Technical High SchoolGeorgetown
9–12
1,341
Career and Technical
3.6 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Delmarva Christian High SchoolGeorgetown
9–12
198
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.3 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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