Bear, Delaware

About Bear

Set in the northwestern part of Delaware, Bear is a small unincorporated community.

Bear holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.78 square miles.

📰 Bear News Today

• Four people shot outside Waffle House in Bear, Delaware WBOC TV · Jul 18
• 8-year-old Del. girl breaks records at national track and field meet NBC10 Philadelphia · Aug 5
• Track star, 8, from Delaware sets 3 national records FOX 29 Philadelphia · Aug 12
• State Police Investigating Shooting at Waffle House in Newark Delaware State Police (.gov) · Jul 18
• Police investigating shooting in Bear area WDEL · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bear Unique

• The only place in America named Bear — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bear

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bear

• LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Route 40 Diner — diner
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Texas Roadhouse — steak house
• Asian House — asian
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• El Tapatio — mexican
• IHOP — breakfast
• Marino's Pizzeria — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bear

• Becks Pond County Park reviews ★
• Castlebar Park reviews ★
• Country Creek Park reviews ★
• Forest Knoll at Wellington Woods Park reviews ★
• Garwood Park reviews ★
• Jamestowne Park reviews ★
• Kings Croft Park reviews ★
• Wellington Woods Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bear

• Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
• Oberle (William) Elementary School
• Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bear

🏘️ Nearby Communities