[3] It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Delaware City's Fort DuPont State Park contains the home field of the Diamond State Base Ball Club, a vintage base ball team.

The Diamond State Base Ball Club typically plays 4-6 games there per year.

The Diamond State Base Ball Club is a non-profit amateur organization created for the purposes of providing physical fitness to its members, educating the public on the history of baseball and local history, and serving as a point of public pride.

[8] DART First State provides bus service to Delaware City along Route 44, which heads north to Christiana Mall.

[8] Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity and natural gas to Delaware City.

Cable and internet in Delaware City is provided by Atlantic Broadband and Verizon.