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The Delmar handbook

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

Every home in Delmar is in ZIP code 19940. Children in Delmar attend Delmar School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Delmar, 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 Delmar.

Electricity

Power comes from Delmarva Power

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Delmar. 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 Delmar Utility Comm (Tn of Delmar)

Delmar Utility Comm (Tn of Delmar) supplies Delmar: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Holly Oak Mobile Home Park serves another 11%. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,027 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% of similar systems’ latest results.

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. DE0000567.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Delmar

100% of 749 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
BloosurfFixed wireless100%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless95%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20
BridgeMAXX Suncoast BroadbandFixed wireless25%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless23%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Delmar: every other week, Wed

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

Curbside recyclingEvery other week, WedRecycling picked up at the curbtownofdelmar.us

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofdelmar.us →

From townofdelmar.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Revised FY 2027. 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.

Delmar kids go to
5–8Delmar Middle SchoolDelmar School District
9–12Delmar High SchoolDelmar School District

Delmar is in Delmar School District.

BSchool 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

Delmar is in ZIP code 19940

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DelmarZIP’s residents in Delmar
19940Delmar, DE100%31%
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 Delmar

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

Delmar Utility Comm (Tn of Delmar) (EPA ID DE0000567). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Delmar?

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

What internet providers serve Delmar?

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

What ZIP codes are in Delmar?

19940. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Delmar in?

Delmar School District.

How do I register to vote in Delmar?

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 - Sussex 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: Delmar’s own website (townofdelmar.us), read Oct 22, 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.