Bethany Beach
A town in Sussex County, Delaware — population 1,283 as of 2020.
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News in Bethany Beach
Georgetown, Del. (4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 2, 2026): September is National Preparedness Month, and Sussex County Emergency Management reminds the public that, even as calendars and wardrobes change with the seasons, the need to be prepared for any disaster at any time remains…
Government & Civic2 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 : Sussex County is moving from the oven straight into nature’s fire, again. County officials on Tuesday, July 14, announced that several facilities will once again serve as ‘cooling stations’ through Friday, July 17, as National Weather Service…
Government & CivicIn and around Bethany Beach
See & do
- 2nd Street Beach
- Bethany Beach Bandstand
- Bethany Beach House
- Bethany Beach Nature Center
- Blue Surf Condos
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Bethany Beach by the numbers
- Area
- 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 66.3
- Households
- 461
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $117,159
- Median house value
- $720,900
- Office
- DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Address
- PO BOX 109, BETHANY BEACH, DE 19930