About Newark
Set in the northwestern part of Delaware, Newark is a thriving city with an estimated population of 30,506. It ranks as the 3rd largest city in Delaware.
Newark holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 9.47 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,221 residents per square mile.
📰 Newark News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Newark Unique
- One of the 5 largest cities in Delaware (#3 statewide).
- One of 11 places in the US named Newark — but the Delaware one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northwestern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 30,506.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Newark
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Newark
- 2SPizza — american
- 322 BBQ — barbecue
- Applebee's — american
- Banh Mi Boy — vietnamese
- Big Z Pizza — pizza
- Bing's Bake & Brew — coffee shop (café)
- Blue Crab Grill — seafood
- BnB Seafood — seafood
- Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
- Cafe 67
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Funtivity Arcade & Fun Center · Arcade
- JaneKav Gallery · Art gallery
- Mechanical Hall Gallery · Art gallery
- Newark Arts Alliance · Art gallery
- University of Delaware Old College Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Newark
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Newark
- Academia Antonia Alonso
- Delaware School for the Deaf
- Downes (John R.) Elementary School
- Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School
- Keene (William B.) Elementary School
- Las Americas ASPIRA Academy
- Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
- Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School
- Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School
- McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School
- Newark Charter School
- Pyle (Sarah) Academy
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Christiana Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Rockford Center · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.