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Cheswold

A town of 2,143 people in Delaware

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Conserved land31%385 of 1,240 acres

Trails0.4 mi0.2 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves1180 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1School Lane Park3 acres

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About Cheswold

Town in Delaware, United States

1,923Population

1.3 sq miArea

39 ftElevation

Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 1,923 in 2020.

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Town numbers

ZIP code19936

Area code302

Living in Cheswold

Housing in Cheswold

$435K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $435,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Cheswold

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Safety Grade C+

Cheswold reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less. Within Delaware, it does better than 71% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cheswold 2.6

Delaware 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cheswold 5.5

Delaware 15.8

U.S. 15.5

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Where Cheswold is

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Nearby towns

Leipsic4 mi Kenton4 mi Clayton4 mi Smyrna5 mi Dover5 mi Wyoming8 mi Hartly8 mi Little Creek8 mi Camden8 mi Woodside10 mi

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