Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey Earl Brooks, Photographer · Public domainLiving in North Star, DE: what to set up and who to call
North Star has no town government of its own, so New Castle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Red Clay Consolidated School District. The closest public drop-off to North Star is Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste Drop-off site, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Star, 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 North Star.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Star. 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 Water Company
Artesian Water Company supplies almost all of North Star. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Middletown Water Department and Municipal Services Commission and Wilmington Water Department and Chester Water Authority as sellers) and serves 231,114 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. DE0000552.
4 home internet providers serve North Star
100% of 2,897 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Star.
Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste Drop-off site
· run by DNREC
This isn’t North Star’s own facility. Whether North Star residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of North Star (52%) is in Red Clay Consolidated School District; parts are in Christina School District (48%).
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
North Star is unincorporated, so New Castle 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.
North Star spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Star residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Star | ZIP’s residents in North Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19711 | Newark, DE | 82% | 14% |
| 19707 | Hockessin, DE | 18% | 8% |
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 North Star
Who supplies North Star’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Artesian Water Company (EPA ID DE0000552). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Star?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Star?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Star?
19711 (82%), 19707 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Star in?
Red Clay Consolidated School District. Parts of the city are in Christina School District.
How do I register to vote in North Star?
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 - New Castle 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.