South Bethany, Delaware
South Bethany, Delaware | |
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Homes along the water in South Bethany | |
Location of South Bethany in Sussex County, Delaware. | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′59″N 75°03′11″W / 38.51639°N 75.05306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Tim Saxton |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| • Land | 0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 451 |
| • Density | 896.62/sq mi (346.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19930 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-67700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214675 |
| Website | southbethany |
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South Bethany is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 449, a decrease of 8.7% over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
South Bethany is popularly considered one of "The Quiet Resorts", along with its direct neighbor to the north, Bethany Beach, and its neighbor to the south, Fenwick Island. This is in contradistinction to the crowded atmosphere of the more popular Dewey Beach and the cosmopolitan bustle of nearby Rehoboth Beach. Assisting South Bethany's reputation as a "quiet" place is the presence of Delaware Seashore State Park – a six-mile-long barrier island providing a substantial buffer from Dewey Beach's noise – to the north of Bethany Beach, as well as the relative quiet provided by a large unincorporated area of private condominiums and multimillion-dollar beach homes between the park and Bethany Beach. To the south, South Bethany is insulated from busy Ocean City, Maryland, by Fenwick Island State Park and Fenwick Island itself.
Unlike Bethany Beach and neighboring Fenwick Island, South Bethany is almost exclusively residential. It refers to itself as "The Best Little Beach in Delaware."