Woodside East is a community in Kent County, Delaware, home to about 2,274 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19943 and 19962.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Woodside East, part in Riverview and Felton
Part is in Woodside East, part in Rising Sun-Lebanon and Magnolia
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Woodside East. 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)58 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA69 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Woodside East; 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 East had 2,570 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 40th 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 (6 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).
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Woodside East’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 36 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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 Caesar Rodney School District, Lake Forest School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood CenterMagnolia | K | 454 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolFelton | K–3 | 424 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolFelton | 4–5 | 604 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Magnolia Middle SchoolMagnolia | 6–8 | 460 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Lake Forest High SchoolFelton | 9–12 | 951 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Road School of DelawareFelton | 4–12 | 20 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Riverview, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Felton, Magnolia and Woodside.
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