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.[2] Its elevation is 36 feet (11 m).[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 19951.[3]

Harbeson, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Harbeson is located in Delaware
Harbeson
Harbeson
Location within the state of Delaware
Harbeson is located in the United States
Harbeson
Harbeson
Harbeson (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°43′29″N 75°17′6″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19951
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214054[1]

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

History

Harbeson was named for Harbeson Hickman, a large landowner.[4]

References
  1. "Harbeson, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 24.
  3. "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 149.


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