Bethany Beach, Delaware
Town · Population 1,083 · #33 in Delaware
About Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach is a small town in southeastern Delaware counting 1,083 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Bethany Beach is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 942 residents per square mile.
📰 Bethany Beach News Today
- I've lived on the East Coast my entire life. There's just one beach town in the region I swear by visiting every year. Business Insider · Jul 20
- When will the jellyfish invasion ease at the Delmarva beaches? Capital Weather · Aug 13
- The Most Picturesque Towns In Delaware WorldAtlas · Aug 14
- Bethany Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Jellyfish stings on the rise in South Bethany as a result of warmer ocean temperatures WDEL · Jul 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Bethany Beach Unique
- The only place in America named Bethany 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Bethany Beach
📍 Banks Harbor Estates📍 Bay Shore Mobile Home Park📍 Cedar Shores📍 Cedarville Mobile Home Park📍 Club House Landing📍 Collins Park📍 Foxfire Meadow📍 Green Briar Court📍 Holly Ridge📍 Murry Landing📍 Newtons Acres📍 Ocean Way Estates📍 Piney Point📍 Pond Acres📍 Quillens Point📍 Rogers Haven📍 Sea Colony📍 Steele Acres📍 Wilgus Subdivision
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Bethany Beach
- 14 Global — american
- 3BB Cafe (café)
- Baja Beach House Grille — mexican
- Beach Break Bakrie & Cafe (café)
- Bethany Blues BBQ — barbecue
- Bethany Boathouse
- Bethany Diner — diner
- Big Chill Beach Club — burger
- Blue Crab — seafood
- Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Fish Market — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Bethany North Fire Control Tower · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bethany Beach
- Assawoman Canal · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bethany Beach Central Park reviews ★
- Bethany Beach Nature Center & Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Delaware Seashore State Park Fresh Pond · Nature reserve reviews ★
- James Farm Ecological Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- John West Park reviews ★
- Loop Canal Centennial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateDelaware
TypeTown
Mayor🏛️ Ron Calef
Population (2024)1,083
Rank in state#33 of 57
Land area1.15 sq mi
Density942/sq mi
Coordinates38.5376, -75.0643