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South Bethany

Delaware · DE
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Town in Delaware, United States
451Population
0.5 sq miArea
3 ftElevation

South Bethany is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Bethany had a population of 451. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Bethany is popularly considered one of "The Quiet Resorts", along with its direct neighbor to the north, Bethany Beach, and its neighbor to the south, Fenwick Island. This is in contradistinction to the crowded atmosphere of the more popular Dewey Beach and the cosmopolitan bustle of nearby Rehoboth Beach. Assisting South Bethany's reputation as a "quiet" place is the presence of Delaware Seashore State Park – a six-mile-long barrier island providing a substantial buf…

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