About Glasgow
Set in the northwestern part of Delaware, Glasgow is a small unincorporated community.
Glasgow holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.93 square miles.
📰 Glasgow News Today
- 2 critical, 4 stable after multi-vehicle crash in Delaware NBC10 Philadelphia · Jul 30
- School Resource Officer Arrests Student with Stolen Handgun Delaware State Police (.gov) · Dec 3
- New Playground Opens At Glasgow Regional Park townsquaredelaware.com · Jul 27
- Medical tech company plans campus in Glasgow Delaware Business Now · May 22
- Sepax Technologies seeks to build $100M site in Glasgow Delaware Business Times · Jun 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Glasgow Unique
- One of 9 places in the US named Glasgow — but the Delaware one has a character all its own.
- 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.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Glasgow
- Applebee's — american
- Casapulla's — sandwich
- Friendly's — american
- McGlynn's
- Red Robin — burger
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- La Casa Pasta
- La Piazza Di Caruso
- Rudy’s
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Ctrl V Virtual Reality · Arcade
- Iron Hill Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Glasgow
- Lums Pond State Park reviews ★
- Castle Park reviews ★
- Glasgow Park reviews ★
- Iron Hill Park reviews ★
- Mansion Farm Community Park reviews ★
- Melody Meadows Park reviews ★
- Playground reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateDelaware
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area9.93 sq mi
Coordinates39.6016, -75.7473