Lewes, Delaware | |
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Motto: "The First Town in The First State"[1] | |
Coordinates: 38°46′28″N 75°08′22″W / 38.77444°N 75.13944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Founded | June 3, 1631 |
Incorporated | February 2, 1818 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.11 sq mi (13.25 km2) |
• Land | 4.19 sq mi (9.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,303 |
• Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 19958 |
Area code | 302 |
FIPS code | 10-41830 |
GNIS feature ID | 214214[4] |
Website | City of Lewes Delaware Website |
Lewes (// LOO-iss)[5] is a city in Delaware in the United States. It is in Sussex County, which is in the south part of the state. The city is next to the Delaware Bay and is near the Atlantic Ocean. Lewes had 3,303 people in 2020.[3]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties |
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