Delaware City, DE

United States

Delaware City sits where the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal meets the Delaware River, about 25 miles south of Wilmington via scenic Route 9. This small river town of 2,000 residents connects to major highways through Route 896 from I-95 or Route 40. The Delaware City Refinery, one of the East Coast's largest petroleum facilities, dominates the industrial landscape and has defined the community since 1956.

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The closest airport to Delaware City, DE is Wilmington Airport, 19 km (about 21 min by car). Other airports nearby: Philadelphia International Airport, Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base.

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Delaware City, DE is in United States, at 39.574, -75.594 - about 37 km east of Charlestown, MD.

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