Blades, Delaware

About Blades

Blades is a small town in southwestern Delaware with an estimated population of 1,330.

Officially, Blades is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,418 residents per square mile.

📰 Blades News Today

• Jo Ann Blades Obituary Jul 19, 2026 Short Funeral Services, Inc. · Jul 19
• UPDATE: Delaware Dept. of Correction locates escaped offender - 47abc WMDT · Mar 6
• DelDOT to begin Seaford-Blades Bridge painting project WBOC TV · Jan 12
• Blades fire company faces $600K in repairs to 10-year-old station CoastTV · May 25
• Joyce Dawson Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Blades, DE - The Baltimore Banner Legacy | Obituary · Jul 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Delaware headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Blades Unique

• The only place in America named Blades — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Delaware — one of 79 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blades

• Bon Appetit Restaurant — french
• Sabor con Amor — mexican
• C and C Country Kitchen — american
• Doña Maria's Pupuseria
• Lina's Caribbean Kitchen — caribbean

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Seaford Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blades

• Barnes Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blades Public Park reviews ★
• Blades Triangle Park reviews ★
• Riverview Park reviews ★
• Seaford Gateway Park reviews ★
• Seaford Municipal Park reviews ★
• Woodland Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Blades

• Blades Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Blades

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