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Churches in Lewes include: Groome United Methodist Church (A), Bethel United Methodist Church (B), Lewes Presbyterian Church (C), Friendship Church (D), Saint Peters Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint George Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Blockhouse Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Broadkill River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Lewes: Beach Plum Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Lewes Historical Society (Museums; 110 Shipcarpenter Street), Thompson Country Store (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Third Street), Delaware Academy of Medicine of Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; B Flinn), Cape Henlopen Motel (Recreation Areas; 106 Anglers Road), Fishhawk Charters Inc. Captain Thom Brejwa (Tours & Charters; 217 Angler's Road Slip 16), Tranquila Sport Fishing (Tours & Charters; Slip #17 Lewes Harbor Marina), Angler's Fishing Center (Tours & Charters; 2611 York Road), Fatal Attraction Sport Fishing (Tours & Charters; Anglers Road).
Hotels: Sleep Inn - Inn & Suites (1595 Highway One), Zwaanendael Inn (142 2nd Street), Rehoboth Today-Rehoboth Beach- Delaware (25 Greystone Manor), Hampton Inn (4529 Highway One), Hotel Blue (10 Anglers Rd), Heritage Inn & Golf Club (2 Postal Lane), Red Mill Inn (150 Hwy), Blue Water House (407 East Market Street), Cape Henlopen Motel (106 Anglers Road).
Court: Tenley Court Enterprises (1420 Highway One).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lewes and their reported violations in the past:
LEWES BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (Population served: 9200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-14-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-14-2002)
HOLLY LAKE CAMPSITES (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between SEP-2005 and NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-06-2005), St Public Notif issued (SEP-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-2005)
LAUREL VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 918, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-23-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2000), Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2000), Fed FAO issued (FEB-14-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-07-2001)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-24-1995), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-24-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAY-12-1998), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-1998)
SAND HILL ACRES (Population served: 384, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-23-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-17-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1994), St Public Notif issued (JUL-24-1995), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-24-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1997), Fed No addtl Formal Action needed (APR-27-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-27-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-1998)
HOLIDAY PINES (Population served: 210, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-10-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2000), Fed FAO issued (FEB-13-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-1999), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-11-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1994), St Public Notif issued (JUL-24-1995), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-24-1995), Fed Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-1996), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-1997), Fed FAO issued (JUL-24-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-29-1997)
- One other older monitoring violation
LOVE CREEK PARK (Population served: 210, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-27-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-22-2003), St Public Notif issued (AUG-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-23-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2000), Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2000), Fed FAO issued (FEB-14-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-07-2001)
TALL PINES RESORT COMMUNITY SYS3 (Population served: 197, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2005), St Public Notif issued (AUG-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (2 times from MAR-27-2001 to MAR-27-2001), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-27-2001 to MAR-27-2001)
- MCL, Average - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (OCT-03-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-03-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate
- MCL, Average - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate
ANGOLA CREST II (Population served: 159, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-13-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-13-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lewes that have no violations reported:
- HOLLY LAKE CAMPSITES (Population served: 2064, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- STEAMBOAT LANDING (Population served: 1172, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ANGOLA BEACH / ESTATES (Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HOLLY LAKE CAMPSITES (Population served: 801, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ARBYS - LEWES (Population served: 675, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- STEAMBOAT LANDING (Population served: 566, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CRABBY DICK'S (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ANGOLA CREST I (Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HAPPY GO LUCKY TRAILER COURT (Population served: 159, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LA ROSA NEGRA RESTAURANT (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  6.3% | | Whole state: |  9.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Lewes compared to Delaware state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Lewes (2007 data):
- Citizens Bank: Lewes Branch at 131 Second St, branch established on 1959-07-20; Lewes-Henlopen Plaza Branch at 1312 Coastal Highway, branch established on 2006-07-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,697.6 mil, Deposits: $1,164.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- PNC Bank, Delaware: Lewes Branch at 17725 Coastal Highway, branch established on 2006-11-15. Info updated 2006-12-29: Bank assets: $3,074.6 mil, Deposits: $2,555.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Delaware National Bank: Lewes Branch at Route 1 And Kings Highway, branch established on 2002-10-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $410.7 mil, Deposits: $271.2 mil, headquarters in Georgetown, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
- Community Bank Delaware: at 1450 Kings Highway, branch established on 2006-05-30. Info updated 2006-11-14: Bank assets: $26.0 mil, Deposits: $16.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 1 total offices
- County Bank: Five Points at Savannah Road And Road 269a, branch established on 2002-09-18. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $338.8 mil, Deposits: $295.4 mil, headquarters in Rehoboth Beach, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
- Wilmington Trust Company: Lewes Branch at Second Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $10,002.2 mil, Deposits: $8,170.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Wilmington Trust Corporation
- Mercantile Peninsula Bank: Lewes Branch at 34383 Carpenter's Way, branch established on 2003-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,788.8 mil, Deposits: $1,456.5 mil, headquarters in Selbyville, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 38 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,055 | $30,330 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $14,778 | $59,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $40,600 | $37,477 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,179 | $26,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $25,124 | $33,499 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $18,412 | $55,236 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
13 | $45,786 | $42,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $26,995 | $46,277 | 1 | $2,407 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $178,929 | $41,291 | 1 | $2,407 |
Lewes government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,015,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,284,000
Electric Utilities: $777,000
Water Utilities: $128,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,587,000
Sewerage: $1,131,000
Police Protection: $847,000
Regular Highways: $520,000
Water Utilities: $502,000
Financial Administration: $457,000
Solid Waste Management: $138,000
Parks & Recreation: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $86,000
General Revenue, NEC: $52,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $107,000
Electric Utilities: $100,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,769,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,148,000
Water Utilities: $622,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $130,000
- Tax - NEC: $1,343,000
Property: $906,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,873,000
7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,947 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.10% | | Delaware average: | 6.10% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)| Sussex County: | 0.07% | | Delaware average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,334 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.72% | | Delaware average: | 5.32% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)| Sussex County: | 0.03% | | Delaware average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lewes:
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lewes:
- WXJN (105.9 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGMD (92.7 FM; REHOBOTH BEACH, DE; Owner: RESORT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLBW (92.1 FM; FENWICK ISLAND, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOCM (98.1 FM; SELBYVILLE, DE; Owner: IRIE RADIO, INC.)
- WWFG (99.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSDL (90.7 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WQJZ (97.1 FM; OCEAN PINES, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
- WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W219BZ (91.7 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lewes:
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WBLP-LP (Channel 22; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: OCEAN 22 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WLWP-LP (Channel 4; MILLSBORO, ETC., DE; Owner: OCEAN 4 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
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