Long Neck, Delaware | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Sussex County and the state of Delaware. |
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Location within the state of Delaware | |
Coordinates: 38°37′12″N 75°09′03″W / 38.62000°N 75.15083°WCoordinates: 38°37′12″N 75°09′03″W / 38.62000°N 75.15083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Area | |
• Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
• Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,980 |
• Density | 770/sq mi (300/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 19966 |
Area code(s) | 302 |
FIPS code | 10-43245 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867106 |
Long Neck is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,980 at the 2010 census. Long Neck is the only census-designated place in Sussex County. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Long Neck is located at 38°37′12″N 75°09′03″W / 38.6201125°N 75.1507399°W (38.6201125, -75.1507399).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), of which 0.68% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,629 people, 817 households, and 545 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 655.0 people per square mile (252.6/km²). There were 1,807 housing units at an average density of 726.6 per square mile (280.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.28% White, 0.43% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.