Port Penn, Delaware

About Port Penn

Port Penn, DE is a small unincorporated community located in northern Delaware.

Officially, Port Penn is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.4 square miles.

📰 Port Penn News Today

• 6-year-old injured after being hit by SUV in New Castle County, Delaware CBS News · Aug 15
• SUV Strikes 6-Year-Old Bicyclist on E Market St in Port Penn, DE Murphy & Landon · Aug 16
• 'Heart of the community' reopens in Port Penn with 'Waterman' sculpture The News Journal · Jun 9
• Carolyn Cannon (Shetzler) Foraker - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory · Apr 7
• Port Penn, 19731, Delaware The Weather Channel · Feb 11

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What Makes Port Penn Unique

• The only place in America named Port Penn — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Port Penn

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