Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 475 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19980, and parts of 19943 are in Woodside too.
Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Woodside
Part is in Woodside, part in Riverview and Felton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Woodside. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)59 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA70 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Woodside; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Woodside had 190 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 62nd 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).
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 (7 miles away).
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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Woodside.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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.
Public schools here are run by POLYTECH School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYTECH High SchoolWoodside | 9–12 | 1,228 | Career and Technical | 1.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Riverview, Felton and Woodside East.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.