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Around Greenwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)63 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD64 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA86 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Greenwood
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
Greenwood had 990 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 46th 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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenwood 2ne, DE weather station (about a mile 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
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenwood.
Nearest hospitals
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford11.4 miles
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford12.1 miles
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover23.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
5
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 Greenwood
Libraries (1 nearby)
Greenwood Public Library0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Woodbridge School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Woodbridge Early Childhood Education CenterGreenwood
Pre-K–2
609
Public
1.0 mi
Woodbridge High SchoolGreenwood
9–12
728
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Greenwood Mennonite SchoolGreenwood
Pre-K–12
296
Mennonite
1.6 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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