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Ocean View, Delaware

Ocean View, Delaware
Town
Tunnell-West House
Motto: "A Place To Come Home To "
Location in Sussex County and the state of Delaware.
Location in Sussex County and the state of Delaware.
Ocean View is located in Delaware
Ocean View
Ocean View
Ocean View is located in the US
Ocean View
Ocean View
Location within the state of Delaware
Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 75°05′21″W / 38.54500°N 75.08917°W / 38.54500; -75.08917Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 75°05′21″W / 38.54500°N 75.08917°W / 38.54500; -75.08917
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Area
 • Total 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Land 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,882
 • Density 941/sq mi (355.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 19967, 19970
Area code(s) 302
FIPS code 10-53920
GNIS feature ID 214403

Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. The population was 1,882 at the 2010 census, an increase of 87.1% over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies in Baltimore Hundred.

Ocean View is fast becoming a bedroom community for the neighboring summer resort of Bethany Beach.

Ocean View is located at 38°32′42″N 75°05′21″W / 38.54500°N 75.08917°W / 38.54500; -75.08917 (38.5451122, -75.0890709). It lies 1 mile (2 km) west of the Atlantic Ocean and 1 mile (2 km) south of Indian River Bay. The Assawoman Canal borders Ocean View on the east and northeast, and Bethany Beach has a short contiguous border with it on the east. On the northwest and west, White's Creek borders the town, and Millville is contiguous with Ocean View on the west. On the south, Ocean View borders unincorporated portions of Sussex County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.

Ocean View contains three churches, a school, and a town park.


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