HartlyDE
A town of 79, settled in 1920.
Is Hartly a good place to live?
4.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hartly, below both Delaware’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (29%). Hartly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
79 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hartly: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartly, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hartly.
Hartly has four seasons and pleasant summers
Hartly has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hartly faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Hartly is
Hartly beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 35% of adults get no exercise outside work in Hartly, above both the Delaware town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 20% of Hartly adults report frequent mental distress.
| Hartly | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hartly | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.9% | 9% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 12.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Hartly are worth about $370K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hartly home is worth about $370,000, up 2.7% in a year, 9% below the Delaware typical home. 84% of households own their home in Hartly.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Delaware and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartly. Close and well known come first.
30 mi LandmarkFort Delaware
14 mi MuseumAir Mobility Command Museum
33 mi Ancient siteWye House
40 mi MuseumWilmington and Western Railroad
40 mi MuseumGlenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
38 mi MuseumChesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Fort Delaware: Michael Swanda, U.S. Army Corps of Enginers, Public domain · Air Mobility Command Museum: Teamski1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wye House: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Wilmington and Western Railroad: O484~enwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum: Dough4872, Public domain
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Everything we know about Hartly
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hartly
About 4 of every 100 Hartly residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
About Hartly
Town in Delaware, United States
Hartly is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 73 in 2020, making it the least populous municipality in Delaware.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 19953
- Area code
- 302
Questions about Hartly
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hartly, DE a good place to live?
Hartly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.