St. George's Chapel · Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Long Neck, DE: what to set up and who to call
Long Neck has no town government of its own, so Sussex County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Indian River School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Millsboro Public Library, 7.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Long Neck, 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 Long Neck.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.9% of Long Neck residents. 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 Long Neck Water Company
Long Neck Water Company supplies almost all of Long Neck. It draws ground water and serves 11,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. DE0000625.
6 home internet providers serve Long Neck
100% of 2,525 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Long Neck’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Long Neck.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Long Neck is in Indian River 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Long Neck is unincorporated, so Sussex County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Long Neck is in ZIP code 19966
ZIP codes where Long Neck residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Long Neck | ZIP’s residents in Long Neck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19966 | Millsboro, DE | 100% | 9% |
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 Long Neck
Who supplies Long Neck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Long Neck Water Company (EPA ID DE0000625). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Long Neck?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Long Neck?
Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, Bloosurf, T-Mobile, AT&T, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Long Neck?
19966. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Long Neck in?
Indian River School District.
How do I register to vote in Long Neck?
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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.