Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal town in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

[3] It is part of the rapidly growing Cape Region and lies within the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Rehoboth Beach Life-Saving Station (RBLSS), located at the end of Dagsworthy Street, was commissioned in 1878.

Dewey Beach lies on a small strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay and is about one mile long and two blocks wide.

Despite its small size and low year-round population of about 300, it is not uncommon for 30,000 to descend upon the town during summer weekends.

Numerous bars and restaurants line Coastal Highway (Delaware Route 1), the town's main street.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway) serves as the main north-south road in Dewey Beach, heading south along the coast and across the Indian River Inlet Bridge toward Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, and Ocean City, Maryland and turning northwest to provide access from inland points.

[15] Cape Water Tours & Taxi operates a round-trip water taxi service to Dewey Beach from Lewes via the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Friday evenings in the summer months, offering access to dining and nightlife in Dewey Beach.

[17] Sussex County operates the Dewey Beach Water District, which provides water service to the town, and the Dewey Beach Sanitary Sewer District, which provides sewer service to the town.

[18] Trash and recycling collection in Dewey Bewch is provided under contract by Waste Industries.

During high-activity periods, the department is augmented by additional police officers who are commissioned for those times, such as the summer.

[25] Even though several of the accusations were found true and staff intimidation was prevalent, the Town of Dewey Beach separated with Marc Appelbaum.