List of beaches in Delaware

[1] In addition to beaches along the ocean, the area offers many amenities, including restaurants, nightlife, fishing, golf courses, boardwalk areas, and tax-free shopping.

[1][2] The beaches are popular tourist destinations for residents from the nearby areas of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Hampton Roads.

[2] Out of the 30 states with coastline, the Delaware Beaches ranked number 1 in water quality in 2011[3] and again in 2014.

[5] The Delaware Beaches area, particularly the Cape Region, tend to be more affluent and populous than western portions of Sussex County.

The combined population of all of the ZIP codes in the Delaware Beaches area is about 43,851 (2009).