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Around Harrington
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)61 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA79 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Harrington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Harrington
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
Harrington had 3,774 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 26th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
Kent County grew from 32,762 residents in 1900 to 181,851 in 2020.
Kent 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 (7 miles away).
Jobs in Kent County
61,078 jobs at 4,971 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
37 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harrington.
Nearest hospitals
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford8.3 miles
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover16.1 miles
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford19.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
Specialist doctors
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
14
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
1
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 Harrington
Parks (1 nearby)
Harrington Little League · 13 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Food Lion1.1 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Harrington Public Library0.6 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
The Greater Harrington Historical Society0.3 mi
Harrington Tower Railroad Museum0.4 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lake Forest School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Delaware Early Childhood CenterHarrington
Pre-K
83
Special Education
0.1 mi
Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolHarrington
K–3
407
Public
0.4 mi
Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolHarrington
6–8
905
Public
0.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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