Town guide

Hartly, Delaware

Hartly is a town in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 199 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19953.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1993,317 per sq mi
Median home value$87,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Hartly

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hartly

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)52 miles away
Closer regional airportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA66 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hartly

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

Hartly had 73 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 75th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.

Kent County grew from 32,762 residents in 1900 to 181,851 in 2020.

Hartly population by census2000: 78, 2010: 74, 2020: 73782000742010732020

Kent County, 1900–2020

Kent County population, 1900 to 20201900: 32,762, 1910: 32,721, 1920: 31,023, 1930: 31,841, 1940: 34,441, 1950: 37,870, 1960: 65,651, 1970: 81,892, 1980: 98,219, 1990: 110,993, 2000: 126,697, 2010: 162,310, 2020: 181,85133K’00’1031K’20’3034K’40’5066K’60’7098K’80’90127K’00’10182K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HartlyJan: high 44°F, low 28°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 35°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 39°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 32°F, 4 in44°28°Jan3.447°29°Feb3.155°35°Mar4.266°45°Apr3.774°54°May3.983°64°Jun4.687°69°Jul4.185°67°Aug4.979°61°Sep4.369°50°Oct4.158°39°Nov3.449°32°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dover, DE weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Kent County

61,078 jobs at 4,971 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kent CountyHealth care and social assistance: 12,503 jobs; Retail trade: 10,680 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 8,058 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,553 jobs; Professional services: 4,103 jobs; Administrative and support: 3,496 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,140 jobs; Construction: 2,481 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 13% Manufacturing 9% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Construction 4%

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

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hartly.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover9.2 miles
  • University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at ChestertownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chestertown20.4 miles
  • Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford21.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1

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 Hartly

Grocery stores

  • Byler's Store4.9 mi

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.

Schools in Hartly

Public schools here are run by Capital School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hartly Elementary SchoolHartlyK–4240Public1.5 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Shady Lane SchoolHartly1–836Amish2.2 mi
West Center SchoolHartly1–833Amish2.9 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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