Town guide

Greenville, Delaware

Greenville is a community in New Castle County, Delaware, home to about 3,713 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19807.

Homes sold for a median of $299 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,7131,326 per sq mi
Median home value$1,062,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$299Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking39%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Greenville

1 ZIP code

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Around Greenville

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)21 miles away
Closer regional airportWilmington Airport (ILG)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA30 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Greenville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Greenville

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

Greenville had 3,104 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.

It’s the 28th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.

New Castle County grew from 109,697 residents in 1900 to 570,719 in 2020.

Greenville population by census2000: 2,332, 2010: 2,326, 2020: 3,1042,33220002,32620103,1042020

New Castle County, 1900–2020

New Castle County population, 1900 to 20201900: 109,697, 1910: 123,188, 1920: 148,239, 1930: 161,032, 1940: 179,562, 1950: 218,879, 1960: 307,446, 1970: 385,856, 1980: 398,115, 1990: 441,946, 2000: 500,265, 2010: 538,479, 2020: 570,719110K’00’10148K’20’30180K’40’50307K’60’70398K’80’90500K’00’10571K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GreenvilleJan: high 38°F, low 24°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 25°F, 3 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 32°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 43°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 62°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 67°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 66°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 59°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 37°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in38°24°Jan3.741°25°Feb3.049°32°Mar4.761°43°Apr4.171°52°May3.879°62°Jun4.784°67°Jul5.282°66°Aug4.475°59°Sep5.163°47°Oct4.153°37°Nov3.343°29°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in New Castle County

306,745 jobs at 17,855 businesses in New Castle County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in New Castle CountyHealth care and social assistance: 50,428 jobs; Finance and insurance: 40,155 jobs; Retail trade: 38,161 jobs; Professional services: 31,116 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 25,616 jobs; Administrative and support: 17,592 jobs; Construction: 15,732 jobs; Wholesale trade: 15,404 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Finance and insurance 13% Retail trade 12% Professional services 10% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 6% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

78 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Wilmington2.6 miles
  • Wilmington Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilmington3.9 miles
  • St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wilmington4.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors22
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants12
Mental health providers18
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

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 Greenville

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Valley Garden Park · 111 acres0.7 mi
  • Valley Garden Park0.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Wegmans2.6 mi
  • Aldi3.6 mi
  • Acme3.8 mi
  • Acme3.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens3.2 mi
  • Walgreens3.3 mi
  • Walgreens3.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi

Libraries

  • Hagley Library2.0 mi
  • Hagley Museum and Library2.2 mi
  • Woodlawn Branch Library3.8 mi
  • Elsmere Library3.8 mi
  • La Biblioteca del Pueblo Library4.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Winterthur Museum1.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Grand Opera House5.0 mi
  • World Cafe Live5.1 mi
  • Queen Theater5.1 mi

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.

Schools in Greenville

Public schools here are run by Red Clay Consolidated School District, Charter School of Wilmington. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsWilmington6–12941Public3.2 mi
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle SchoolGreenville6–8455Public2.6 mi
Charter School of WilmingtonWilmington9–12977Charter3.2 mi
duPont (Alexis I.) High SchoolWilmington9–12550Public1.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
The Tatnall SchoolWilmingtonPre-K–12457Nonsectarian1.9 mi
Centerville Layton SchoolWilmingtonK–1288Nonsectarian2.5 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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