Wilmington, Delaware

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Philadelphia (PA). It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the northeast of Wilmington and has a population of 1,517,550 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Reading (PA). It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest of Wilmington and has a population of 81,207 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dover	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	36,107	12.36% increase
	Newark	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	29,886	4.69% increase
	Aberdeen (MD)	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	13,993	1.09% increase
	Elkton (MD)	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	14,842	24.8% increase
	Havre de Grace (MD)	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	13,085	15.48% increase
	Bridgeton (NJ)	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	24,742	8.66% increase
	Camden (NJ)	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	79,383	0.65% decrease
	Gloucester City (NJ)	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	11,503	0.17% increase
	Hammonton (NJ)	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	13,424	6.51% increase
	Millville (NJ)	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	28,930	7.76% increase
	Vineland (NJ)	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	58,780	4.46% increase
	Woodbury (NJ)	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	10,450	1.39% increase
	Chester (PA)	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	36,564	0.79% decrease
	Coatesville (PA)	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	11,624	7.25% increase
	Lancaster (PA)	NW	46 mi [74 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arden	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	484	2.11% increase
	Ardencroft	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	275	3% increase
	Ardentown	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	308	2.67% increase
	Bellefonte	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,290	3.28% increase
	Champlin Village	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Claymont Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Claymont	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Duncan Village	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Edgemoor	NE	Less than 2 mi	---
	Elsmere	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	5,688	1.93% decrease
	Greenville	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lancaster Village	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Newport	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,106	1.43% decrease
	Wilmington Manor	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Carneys Point (NJ)	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---

New Castle County

Wilmington is located in New Castle County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Wilmington (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Wilmington:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Wilmington
	Kent County	S	Hay Point Landing	26 miles [41 km]
	Cecil County (MD)	W	Glen Farms (MD)	14 miles [22 km]
	Harford County (MD)	W	Meadowvale Manor (MD)	32 miles [51 km]
	Kent County (MD)	SW	Sassafras (MD)	28 miles [45 km]
	Queen Anne's County (MD)	SW	Piney Ridge (MD)	37 miles [59 km]
	Atlantic County (NJ)	SE	Wheat Road (NJ)	33 miles [53 km]
	Bergen County (NJ)	S	Sinnickson Landing (NJ)	11 miles [17 km]
	Burlington County (NJ)	NE	Fellowship (NJ)	32 miles [51 km]
	Camden County (NJ)	NE	Brooklawn (NJ)	23 miles [37 km]
	Cumberland County (NJ)	SE	Beals Mill (NJ)	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Delaware<3>

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