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Delaware
Delaware at a glance
- Capital
- Dover · P6 on the national map
- U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: Delaware · Capital field in the Census state geography guide; source page checked 2026-09-13. This is a federal secondary reference, not the designating constitution or statute.
- Admitted to the Union
- 1787-12-07
- U.S. Senate, Delaware: States in the Senate timeline · Federal institutional history; this is a secondary reference to the act, ratification, or proclamation establishing statehood, not the enrolled act itself.
- Total area
- 2488.7 square miles
- U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates · Total area: land and water.
- Population
- 1,059,952 people
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates · Vintage 2025 resident population estimate.
- ZIP Code range
- 197–199
- U.S. Postal Service, ZIP Code system · Summary of ZIP Code prefixes principally assigned to the state; ZIP Codes are routing constructs, not geographic boundaries.
- Area codes
- 302
- North American Numbering Plan Administrator, NPA reports · In-service geographic area codes assigned to the state.
Selected dated milestones · not a complete state history
Delaware through time
Admitted to the Union
Delaware was admitted to the Union on 1787-12-07.
U.S. Senate, Delaware: States in the Senate timeline · as of 2026-09-04