Port Penn, Delaware
Census-designated place in United States
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Port Penn is a census-designated place located in St. Georges Hundred, southern New Castle County, Delaware, United States, below the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the west bank of the Delaware River. Port Penn is home to the Port Penn Interpretive Center.[3] As of the 2020 census, Port Penn had a population of 162.[4]
Port Penn, Delaware | |
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Port Penn Interpretive Center | |
  Port Penn, Delaware Location within the state of Delaware  Port Penn, Delaware Port Penn, Delaware (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 75°34′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 162 |
| • Density | 400.5/sq mi (154.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19731 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-58600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214477[2] |
Education
Port Penn is in the Colonial School District.[6] It operates William Penn High School.
