Pike Creek is a community in New Castle County, Delaware, home to about 7,129 people across 2.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19707 and 19808.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population7,1292,650 per sq mi
Median home value$422,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pike Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Pike Creek
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)24 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wilmington Airport (ILG)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA34 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pike Creek; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pike Creek
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
Pike Creek had 7,808 residents in the 2020 census, down 60% since 2000.
It’s the 18th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
New Castle County grew from 109,697 residents in 1900 to 570,719 in 2020.
New Castle 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 26°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmington New Castle Co Ap, DE weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in New Castle County
306,745 jobs at 17,855 businesses in New Castle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
922 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pike Creek’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Wilmington Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilmington3.5 miles
Christiana HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newark3.7 miles
St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wilmington5.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
99
Specialist doctors
118
Dentists
90
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
151
Mental health providers
256
Physical and occupational therapists
163
Optometrists
24
Chiropractors
21
Pharmacies
16
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 Pike Creek
Parks (9 nearby)
Carousel Park and Equestrian Center · 225 acres1.2 mi
Delcastle Recreation Park · 105 acres0.7 mi
Delcaste Recreation Area · 35 acres0.6 mi
Sherwood II · 5 acres0.5 mi
Sherwood Park · 4 acres1.1 mi
New Castle County Dunlinden Park · 3 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Acme1.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Hirons Library1.0 mi
Museums
Israel Marshall House4.4 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Red Clay Consolidated School District, Gateway Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(12)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Brandywine Springs SchoolWilmington
K–8
941
Public
0.9 mi
Gateway Charter SchoolWilmington
K–8
211
Charter
2.4 mi
Heritage Elementary SchoolWilmington
K–5
492
Public
1.7 mi
Linden Hill Elementary SchoolWilmington
K–5
532
Public
1.4 mi
Marbrook Elementary SchoolWilmington
K–5
465
Public
2.4 mi
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary SchoolWilmington
K–5
310
Public
1.8 mi
North Star Elementary SchoolHockessin
K–5
589
Public
2.8 mi
William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryHockessin
K–5
613
Public
1.5 mi
Dickinson (John) SchoolWilmington
6–12
1,027
Public
1.2 mi
duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolHockessin
6–8
764
Public
4.0 mi
Skyline Middle SchoolWilmington
6–8
408
Public
1.7 mi
McKean (Thomas) High SchoolWilmington
9–12
920
Public
0.9 mi
Private schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Cacc Montessori SchoolHockessin
Pre-K–K
10
Nonsectarian
3.1 mi
Developing Minds Preschool and Learning CenterWilmington
Pre-K–K
7
Episcopal
1.9 mi
St John the Beloved SchoolWilmington
Pre-K–8
459
Roman Catholic
0.9 mi
The Hockessin Montessori SchoolHockessin
Pre-K–8
47
Nonsectarian
2.3 mi
Destiny Calling AcademyWilmington
K–9
10
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.3 mi
Towle InstituteHockessin
6–12
40
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.4 mi
St Mark's High SchoolWilmington
9–12
829
Roman Catholic
2.1 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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