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St. Georges has no town government of its own, so New Castle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Colonial School District. St. Georges has an emergency room in town, at Christiana Hospital.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Georges, 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 St. Georges.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Georges. 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 Veolia Water Delaware, Inc
Veolia Water Delaware, Inc supplies St. Georges: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Newark Water Department and Wilmington Water Department and Chester Water Authority as sellers) and serves 100,495 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. DE0000564.
5 home internet providers serve St. Georges
100% of 680 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 34% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Georges’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Georges.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Georges is in Colonial School District.
CSchool 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
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Georges residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Georges | ZIP’s residents in St. Georges |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19720 | New Castle, DE | 74% | 2% |
| 19733 | Saint Georges, DE | 16% | 100% |
| 19701 | Bear, DE | 5% | 0% |
| 19709 | Middletown, DE | 5% | 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 St. Georges
Who supplies St. Georges’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Delaware, Inc (EPA ID DE0000564). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Georges?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. Georges?
Xfinity, Verizon, Breezeline, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Georges?
19720 (74%), 19733 (16%), 19701 (5%), 19709 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Georges in?
Colonial School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Georges?
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.