Bethany Beach, Delaware
Bethany Beach, Delaware | |
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The Bethany Beach boardwalk in April 2006, prior to the 2008–09 construction of a new dune between it and the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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Location of Bethany Beach in Sussex County, Delaware. | |
Bethany Beach Location within the state of Delaware Bethany Beach Bethany Beach (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 75°03′19″W / 38.53944°N 75.05528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | July 1, 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Jack Gordon |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.16 sq mi (3.01 km2) |
| • Land | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 954 |
| • Density | 830.8/sq mi (320.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19930 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-05690 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213638 |
| Website | www |
Bethany Beach is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethany Beach had a population of 954. However, during the summer months some 15,000 more populate the town as vacationers. It is part of the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island are popularly known as "The Quiet Resorts". Contributing to Bethany Beach's reputation as a "quiet" place is the presence of Delaware Seashore State Park immediately to the north of the town.
Despite its small size, Bethany Beach contains the usual attractions of a summer seaside resort, including the short Joseph Olson 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.