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The Camden handbook

Living in Camden, DE: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Camden goes to 19934 (89% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Children in Camden attend Caesar Rodney School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Camden, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Camden.

Electricity

Power comes from Delmarva Power

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Camden. Its homes paid an average of 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Delaware, for customers on its standard service). Delaware lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Delmarva Power’s home customers do, and Delmarva Power still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Camden Pump District

Camden Pump District supplies almost all of Camden. It draws ground water and serves 17,208 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. DE0000124.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Camden

100% of 1,700 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber93%2,300/2,300
BloosurfFixed wireless80%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless69%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Camden depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Camden, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homecamden.delaware.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF) →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTires and construction debris (wood, flooring, toilets, doors, etc.) will not be collected. Appliances that contain freon must be drained and tagged by a certified technician.

From camden.delaware.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-25. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Camden kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolCaesar Rodney School District
9–12Caesar Rodney High SchoolCaesar Rodney School District

Camden is in Caesar Rodney School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Camden spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Camden residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CamdenZIP’s residents in Camden
19934Camden Wyoming, DE89%23%
19904Dover, DE11%1%

A few homes fall in 19901.

Area code302Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Camden

Who supplies Camden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Camden Pump District (EPA ID DE0000124). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Camden?

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Camden?

Xfinity, Verizon, Bloosurf, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Camden?

19934 (89%), 19904 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Camden in?

Caesar Rodney School District.

How do I register to vote in Camden?

In Delaware you can register online until 24 days before Election Day, in person until 24 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 24 days before). Elections here are run by the Department of Elections - Kent County Office. Check your registration at ivote.de.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Camden’s own website (camden.delaware.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.