Dewey Beach, Delaware
Town · Population 405 · #40 in Delaware
About Dewey Beach
Dewey Beach, DE is a tiny community located in southeastern Delaware with an estimated population of 405.
Dewey Beach holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.33 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,227 residents per square mile.
📰 Dewey Beach News Today
- Bent Palm approved to replace Northbeach in Dewey Beach WDEL · Aug 15
- Jellyfish are keeping people out of the water at the Delaware beaches The News Journal · Aug 16
- What to Do at the Delaware Beaches This Weekend Delaware Today · Aug 12
- ACLU of Delaware obtains Dewey Beach police body camera footage in lawsuit settlement WBOC TV · Aug 9
- Why so many people are getting stung by jellyfish at Delaware beaches NBC10 Philadelphia · Jul 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Dewey Beach Unique
- The only place in America named Dewey Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southeastern 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Dewey Beach
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Dewey Beach
- Nicks Philadelphia Cheese Steaks & Gyros
- Baked Coffee Bar (café)
- Dawn Patrol Cafe (café)
- Franco's Pizza & Pasta — pizza
- Gary's Dewey Beach Grill
- Grotto Pizza — pizza
- Hungry Shark Coffee & Juice Bar
- Jimmy's Grille Dewey
- Just In Thyme Restaurant
- Mama Celeste's Pizzeria — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Indian River Life Saving Station · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateDelaware
TypeTown
Population (2024)405
Rank in state#40 of 57
Land area0.33 sq mi
Density1,227/sq mi
Coordinates38.6957, -75.0752