About Harbeson, Delaware

Harbeson is an unincorporated community in east central Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 9/Delaware Route 404 and Delaware Route 5, east of the town of Georgetown, the county seat of Sussex County. Its elevation is 36 feet (11 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19951.

Harbeson is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Harbeson was named for Harbeson Hickman, a large landowner

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Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown

About Sussex County, Delaware

Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the population was 197,145. The county seat is Georgetown.

The first European settlement in the state of Delaware was founded by the Dutch in 1631 near the present-day town of Lewes on the Atlantic Coast. However, Sussex County was not organized until 1683 under English colonial rule.

Sussex County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses much of central Delmarva.

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Coordinates: 38°41′N 75°20′WCountryUnited StatesStateDelawareFoundedAugust 8, 1683SeatGeorgetownLargest citySeaford

• Total1,196 sq mi (3,100 km²) • Land936 sq mi (2,420 km²) • Water260 sq mi (700 km²)  21.7%%

Population (2010) • Total 197,145