Blackwater Presbyterian Church · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainLiving in Millville, DE: what to set up and who to call
Millville spans 3 ZIP codes; 19967 holds the most residents (97%). Indian River School District runs the public schools in Millville.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Millville, 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 Millville.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Millville. 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 Bethany Bay Pump District
Bethany Bay Pump District supplies Millville: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Bethany Beach Water Department as seller) and serves 51,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. DE0000221.
4 home internet providers serve Millville
100% of 1,959 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 63% | 980/880 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Millville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Millville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Millville 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.
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.
Millville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Millville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Millville | ZIP’s residents in Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19967 | Millville, DE | 97% | 98% |
| 19970 | Ocean View, DE | 2% | 0% |
| 19945 | Frankford, DE | 1% | 0% |
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 Millville
Who supplies Millville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bethany Bay Pump District (EPA ID DE0000221). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Millville?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Millville?
Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, Bloosurf, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Millville?
19967 (97%), 19970 (2%), 19945 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Millville in?
Indian River School District.
How do I register to vote in Millville?
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.