Harbeson, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

38°43′29″N 75°17′6″W / 38.72472°N 75.28500°W / 38.72472; -75.28500CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountySussexElevation

36 ft (11 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

19951

Area code302GNIS feature ID214054^[1]

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

History

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

References

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