Map of Seaford city, Delaware

Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is the largest city fully within Sussex County. It hosted the Seaford Eagles of the Eastern Shore Baseball League.

Seaford city overview:
Name:	Seaford city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Delaware
County:	Sussex County
Incorporated:	April 6, 1865
Elevation:	23 ft (7 m)
Total Area:	5.16 sq mi (13.37 km²)
Land Area:	5.09 sq mi (13.19 km²)
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Total Population:	7,957
Population Density:	1,562.65/sq mi (603.31/km²)
ZIP code:	19973
Area code:	302
FIPS code:	1064320
GNISfeature ID:	214626
Website:	www.seafordde.com

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History

Seaford is named after Seaford, East Sussex in England.

All land in current western and southern Sussex County was first settled as part of Maryland. Seaford, along with Bridgeville, Greenwood, Middleford, and others, were all part of Dorchester County in the Province of Maryland. Blades, Laurel, and Concord areas, on the other hand, were part of Somerset County. It is reported that an error in a map coordinate resulted in the east-west line of Delaware being from current Delmar to Fenwick. The original agreement had the eastwest line at Cape Henlopen, not at the false cape. If the line had survived, Seaford would now be in Maryland. After many years in the courts of London, the boundary lines are as the surveyors Mason and Dixon defined in 1763.

Seaford is one of seven Main Street communities that participated in the Delaware Main Street Program to revitalize commercial districts. From 1999 to 2000, Seaford’s downtown was renovated to preserve historic details through $1.5 million of landscaping, street paving, sidewalks, lamp posts, street lights, and utility upgrades.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (1.14%) is water.

Climate

Situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Seaford’s weather is moderated by the Atlantic Ocean. Seaford has a mild subtropical climate consisting of hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average daytime high in July is 87 °F (30.6 °C) and a low of 65 °F (18.3 °C); in January, the average high is 44 °F (6.7 °C) with an average low of 25 °F (-3.9 °C) The month of highest average rainfall is August with 5.59 inches (142.0 mm) of rain, while February is historically the driest month, receiving an average of only 3.17 inches (80.5 mm) of rain.

The highest official temperature ever recorded in Seaford was 104 °F (40.0 °C) on July 22, 2011, while the all-time low was -13 °F (-25.0 °C) on January 28, 1987.

According to the Köppen climate classification, Seaford has a humid subtropical climate (abbreviated Cfa).