Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Rehoboth Beach, DE: what to set up and who to call
All of Rehoboth Beach gets its mail under one ZIP code, 19971. The closest ER is Beebe Medical Center, 5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rehoboth Beach, 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 Rehoboth Beach.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rehoboth Beach. 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 Rehoboth Beach Water Department
Rehoboth Beach Water Department supplies Rehoboth Beach: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 Town of Henlopen Acres as seller) and serves 25,000 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. DE0000723.
4 home internet providers serve Rehoboth Beach
100% of 2,081 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 97% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Rehoboth Beach: every week, Fri
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rehoboth Beach, from the town’s own site.
Recycling and Yard Waste Center
37540 Oyster House Road
- Mon9 am–1 pm
- Fri9 am–1 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers and magazines
- Narrow-neck plastic bottles
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Corrugated cardboard and boxboard
- Junk mail and other paper products
- Glass bottles and jars
Recycling and Yard Waste Center
37540 Oyster House Road
From rehobothbeachde.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
Rehoboth Beach is in Cape Henlopen School District.
A−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.
Rehoboth Beach is in ZIP code 19971
ZIP codes where Rehoboth Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rehoboth Beach | ZIP’s residents in Rehoboth Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19971 | Rehoboth Beach, DE | 100% | 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 Rehoboth Beach
Who supplies Rehoboth Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rehoboth Beach Water Department (EPA ID DE0000723). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rehoboth Beach?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rehoboth Beach?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rehoboth Beach?
19971. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rehoboth Beach in?
Cape Henlopen School District.
How do I register to vote in Rehoboth Beach?
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: Rehoboth Beach’s own website (rehobothbeachde.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.