Delaware, New Jersey

About Delaware

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

Delaware holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.52 square miles.

📰 Delaware News Today

• You must earn this much to live comfortably in PA, NJ and Delaware in 2026: report FOX 29 Philadelphia · Aug 18
• Delaware, NJ celebrate 75th anniversary of Delaware Memorial Bridge nbcphiladelphia.com · Aug 12
• How a fraud ring weaponized New Jersey business filings American Banker · Aug 18
• DNREC Sinks Retired Vessel to Expand Artificial Del-Jersey-Land Reef - 47abc WMDT · Aug 18
• Old School Outdoors-New Jersey & Delaware Bay Freshwater thefisherman.com · Aug 17

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What Makes Delaware Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Delaware — but the New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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 3 miles.

🏫 Schools in Delaware

• Knowlton Township Board of Education

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Delaware

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