Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fenwick Island, DE: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Fenwick Island, collected by Casella. Most of Fenwick Island has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fenwick Island, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Fenwick Island.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fenwick Island. 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.
Water comes from Artesian Southern Sussex Regional water system
The Artesian Southern Sussex Regional water system supplies Fenwick Island: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Selbyville Water Department and Dagsboro Water Dept as sellers) and serves 18,215 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. DE00A0323.
5 home internet providers serve Fenwick Island
100% of 730 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fenwick Island is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fenwick Island, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Thu · which week: fenwickisland.delaware.gov
From fenwickisland.delaware.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-01. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fenwick Island is in Indian River School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
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.
Fenwick Island is in ZIP code 19944
ZIP codes where Fenwick Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fenwick Island | ZIP’s residents in Fenwick Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19944 | Fenwick Island, DE | 100% | 66% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Fenwick Island
Who supplies Fenwick Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Artesian Southern Sussex Regional water system (EPA ID DE00A0323). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fenwick Island?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fenwick Island?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bloosurf, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fenwick Island?
19944. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fenwick Island in?
Indian River School District.
How do I register to vote in Fenwick Island?
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: Fenwick Island’s own website (fenwickisland.delaware.gov), 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.