Best Places19902, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19902, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
19902 ranks 14,825th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19902
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
19902's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19902 ranks high
- Short commute8.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 19902 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
Who lives in 19902
19902 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19902.
Who works in 19902, and how
Work in 19902 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in 19902
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 19902, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19902, month by month
19902 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 19902
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19902
Schools across 19902 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dover Air Force Base Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Caesar Rodney High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19902 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19902 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 19902 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19902
Is 19902 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19902 ranks 14,825th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and state infrastructure, and lowest on an overheated housing market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19902 safe?
19902 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19902?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 27. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Compare 19902 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19902. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19902 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
19902 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19902: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19902: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19902: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19902: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19902 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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