Ellendale, Delaware

Ellendale is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 487 at the 2020 census, an increase of 27.8% since the 2010 census, and a 48.9% increase since the year 2000. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ellendale is the "Gateway to Delaware's Resort Beaches" because it is the town located on U.S. Route 113, the resort area's westernmost border, and Delaware Route 16, the resort area's northernmost border with the eastern border being the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean and the southern border being the state line with Maryland.

Ellendale, Delaware
Town
Ellendale Fire Company
Nickname: 
The Gateway to Delaware's Resort Beaches
Location of Ellendale in Sussex County, Delaware (left) and of Sussex County in Delaware (right)
Ellendale
Location of Ellendale in Delaware
Ellendale
Ellendale (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°48′25″N 75°25′22″W
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Settled1866
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1905
Area
  Total0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)
  Land0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total487
  Density1,145.88/sq mi (442.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19941
Area code302
FIPS code10-24020
GNIS feature ID213934
Websiteellendale.delaware.gov
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