Middletown, Delaware
Middletown is a town of 24,661 people in New Castle County, Delaware, founded in 1861.
Why visit Middletown
Townapedia lists 52 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 49 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Westown Movies + GTX, Everett Theatre, Achmester and Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89°F; January lows average 25°F.
Weather in Middletown
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Middletown
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the town is 24,164.
From the Wikipedia article Middletown, Delaware (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks52
Achmester
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
United States historic place
Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse
Monument and historic site · Quaker · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Meeting house in Odessa, Delaware
Armstrong-Walker House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Middletown, Delaware
5036 Summit Bridge Road, Middletown
Arnold S. Naudain House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
Historic house in Delaware, United States
B. F. Hanson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Brook Ramble
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
Cochran Grange
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.0 mi
Also known as John P. Cochran House, NRHP-listed in Middletown, Delaware
Hedgelawn
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
Hill Island Farm
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
Maples
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.4 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
Odessa Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic district in Delaware, United States
Pharo House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Historic house in Delaware, United States
40 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
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2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes49
Applebee's
Diner · American · 1.7 mi
320 Dove Run Centre Drive, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-24:00, Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00
Bruster's Ice Cream
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 0.7 mi
465 West Main Street, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 12:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00
Cuzino's Family Kitchen
Restaurant · Pizza, Pasta · 0.6 mi
464 West Main Street, Middletown
Mo-Th 09:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:30-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00; PH off
Delaware Chicken & Gyro
Restaurant · Greek · 0.5 mi
2 East Main Street, Middletown
Mo off; Tu-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
Restaurant · Barbecue · 1.3 mi
810 Kohl Avenue, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-20:30
Fiesta Tapatia
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.1 mi
431 East Main Street, Middletown
Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00
Grotto Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.8 mi
309 Autopark Drive, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00
Kiku Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi
Restaurant · Japanese · 0.9 mi
41 South Ridge Avenue
Su-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:00
Red Robin
Restaurant · Burger · 1.3 mi
140 Commerce Drive, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00
Roma Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.1 mi
401 East Main Street, Middletown
Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00
Ruby Tuesday
Diner · American · 0.7 mi
474 West Main Street, Middletown
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; PH off
37 more on the map.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship14
Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Holy Hill Worship Center
Church · Apostolic · 0.4 mi
17 West Cochran Street, Middletown
Old Drawyers Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Old Union Methodist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 4.7 mi
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
St. Francis Xavier Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 4.6 mi
St. Joseph's Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Saint Paul's United Methodist Church of Odessa
Church · 3.2 mi
406 Main Street, Odessa
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center
School · 2.0 mi
378 Brick Mill Road, Middletown
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center
School · 4.5 mi
1221 Cedar Lane Road, Middletown
Healthcare2
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of Middletown
Hospital · 2.3 mi
250 East Hampden Road, Middletown
Map of Middletown
185 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 25°F | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.9 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 4.3 in |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 3.6 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.0 in |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 4.8 in |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 4.0 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.9 in |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 4.0 in |
| Nov | 57°F | 36°F | 3.4 in |
| Dec | 47°F | 30°F | 4.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Newark Ag Farm Hcn (16 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
New Castle County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-10-24: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2020-10-02: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-04-05: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-11-16: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2012-10-29: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
New Castle County Airport (ILG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Townsend 3 mi south, about 4 min by car
- St. Georges 9 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- Glasgow 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Delaware City 11 mi northeast, about 18 min by car
- Smyrna 12 mi southeast, about 19 min by car
- Bear 12 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Clayton 12 mi south, about 20 min by car
- Elkton 13 mi northwest, about 20 min by car
- Brookside 16 mi north, about 25 min by car
- Newark 16 mi north, about 26 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Middletown DE, Ncpanthers24 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- St. Joes Middletown Delaware, Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Old St Anne's Church Middletown DE1, Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Middletown HD DE1, Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 37 02 View west along Delaware State Route 299 (Main Street) between Haveg Road and Industrial Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 201 E Main Middletown DE, Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2022-07-18 17 07 10 View east along Delaware State Route 299 (Main Street) at Delaware State Route 15 (Middletown-Warwick Road-Bunker Hill Road) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 41 21 View south along Delaware State Route 15 and west along Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Warwick Road) at Main Street and Bunker Hill Road in Middletown, New Castle County..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 12 56 15 View north along Delaware State Route 71 (Summit Bridge Road) just north of Noxontown Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 14 36 24 View north along Delaware State Route 15 (Bunker Hill Road) at Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Warwick Road-West Main Street) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 17 03 05 View north along Delaware State Route 15 and east along Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Warwick Road) at Level Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FieldsHeirsMiddletownDE, Unknown; probably an employee of the U Delaware Center for Historical Architecture and Engineering, Public domain
- Pharo House Middletown DE, Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2022-07-18 15 01 35 View south along Delaware State Route 71 (Summit Bridge Road) just south of Middletown-Warwick Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 45 42 View south along Delaware State Route 15 and west along Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Warwick Road) at Levels Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DE 71 NB past Middletown Warwick Road, Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 13 02 52 View north along Delaware State Route 71 (Summit Bridge Road) just north of Middletown-Warwick Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 14 32 15 View south along Delaware State Route 15 (Bunker Hill Road) between U.S. Route 301 and Merrimac Avenue in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 16 04 52 View south along Delaware State Route 15 (Levels Road) at Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Warwick Road) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 47 24 View west along Delaware State Route 299 (Levels Road) at Delaware State Route 15 (Middletown-Warwick Road) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-19 10 56 13 View south along U.S. Route 301 from the overpass for Delaware State Route 15 (Bunker Hill Road) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 48 22 View west along Delaware State Route 299 (Levels Road) at the exit for U.S. Route 301 NORTH (Wilmington) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 14 29 57 View south along Delaware State Route 15 (Bunker Hill Road) at Choptank Road in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-19 10 31 32 View south along U.S. Route 301 at Exit 2 (Delaware State Route 299, South Middletown, Townsend) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 16 03 06 View west along Delaware State Route 299 (Levels Road) just east of U.S. Route 301 in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Middletown-10, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- 2022-07-18 16 57 31 View north along Delaware State Route 15 (Level Road) just south of Saint Annes Boulevard in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-07-18 15 57 54 View east along Delaware State Route 299 (Levels Road) at the exit for U.S. Route 301 NORTH (Wilmington) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ROSEDALE, MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MAPLES, SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hedgelawn, U.S. Route 301, Middletown vicinity (New Castle County, Delaware), Jack Boucher, Public domain
- Cochran Grange, Main House, U.S. Route 301, West of Route 71, Middletown, New Castle County, DE, David Ames, photographer, Public domain
- ARMSTRONG-WALKER HOUSE, MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SERECK SHALLCROSS HOUSE, ODESSA, SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- S. HOLTON FARM, MIDDLETOWN, SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Odessa Historic District, High Street (Houses), Odessa (New Castle County, Delaware), Jet Lowe, Public domain
- Old St Paul's Odessa DE rear, Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HILL ISLAND FARM, ODESSA SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- B. F. HANSON HOUSE, MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BROOK RAMBLE, SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
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