Bethany Beach is an incorporated place located in Sussex County, Delaware.

Bethany Beach, together with the towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, comprises Delaware's beach resort area and is Sussex County's most densely-populated and fastest-growing area.

Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island are popularly known as "The Quiet Resorts". This is in contradistinction to the wild atmosphere of Dewey Beach and the cosmopolitan bustle of Rehoboth Beach. Assisting Bethany Beach's reputation as a "quiet" place is the presence of Delaware Seashore State Park immediately to the north of the town, a six mile-long barrier island providing a substantial buffer from Dewey Beach's noise. Serving as another buffer is a large unincorporated area of private condominiums and multi- million-dollar beach homes between the park and the town.

Despite its small size, Bethany Beach boasts the usual attractions of a summer seaside resort, including a short boardwalk, a broad, sandy beach, motels, restaurants, and vacation homes. Because Bethany Beach does not sit on a barrier island, residential areas continue some distance to the west of the town's limits.

Bethany Beach, DE, schools spend $7,217 per student. There are 15 pupils per teacher, 835 students per librarian, and 489 children per counselor in Bethany Beach, DE schools.

Housing Cost

The median home value in Bethany Beach, DE, is $899,000. Home appreciation is -3.23% over the last year. The median age of Bethany Beach, DE, real estate is 20 years. Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $304,800

Demographics

Estimated population in July 2006: 942. Bethany Beach covers 1.15 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 10 feet above sea level.

Zip codes: 19930

Area code commonly used in this area: 30

Climate

Bethany Beach, DE, gets 46 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 16 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 106.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Bethany Beach, DE. The July high is around 86 degrees. The January low is 25. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 43 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

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