Riverview is a community in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 2,596 people across 3.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19943 and 19946.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,596719 per sq mi
Median home value$319,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Riverview, part in Frederica and Bowers
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Riverview. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Riverview
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)61 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA71 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Riverview; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Riverview
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
Riverview had 2,458 residents in the 2020 census, up 55% since 2000.
It’s the 36th 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 28°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dover, DE weather station (9 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
29 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Riverview’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover8.8 miles
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford9.5 miles
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford26.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
21
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Chiropractors
1
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 Riverview
Grocery stores
Aldi5.1 mi
Walmart Supercenter5.3 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens3.2 mi
Walgreens5.1 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(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolFrederica
K–3
353
Public
4.1 mi
Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolFelton
K–3
424
Public
1.8 mi
Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolFelton
4–5
604
Public
2.5 mi
Lake Forest High SchoolFelton
9–12
951
Public
2.6 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
High Road School of DelawareFelton
4–12
20
Nonsectarian
3.1 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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