Angola is located on an inlet of Rehoboth Bay and is near Delaware Route 24.

Angola lies along Delaware Route 24, where that road crosses Herring Creek.

The nearby peninsular area has been called "Angola Neck" since the 1600s, as Gullahs were used for plantation labor, both before and after slavery was abolished.

[2] Circa the 1850s, a dam was built on Herring Creek, creating Burton's Millpond.

[2] In February 1876, a new church in Angola was blown off its foundations due to extreme winds.