Civic guide · Checked October 21, 2026
Town Council meeting record for Dewey Beach, Sussex County, DE.
Indexing approved by the owner on 2026-10-22
The canonical public.municipality ID remains pending.
Latest meeting
recording only
Minutes status: absent.
Governing body: Town Council.
No minutes links on any Jul–Oct 2026 Town Council entries.
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Minutes on file
Meeting date: unknown.
Minutes status: none posted Jul–Oct 2026.
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Next meeting
Agenda not yet posted; following meeting 2026-12-18.
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Recent actions
No recent Town Council minutes posted; none quoted.
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Sourced answers
Each answer cites the official government record it came from. Answers that relied on encyclopedias, tourism sites or commercial news were left out.
Dewey Beach is an incorporated municipality, not a census-designated place. The U.S. Census Bureau lists it as Dewey Beach town, Delaware, and Sussex County lists it among its cities and towns.
Checked October 24, 2026 · data.census.gov — Dewey_Beach_town,_Delaware · sussexcountyde.gov — cities-and-towns
The 2020 Census counted 353 residents in Dewey Beach (U.S. Census Bureau).
Checked October 24, 2026 · data.census.gov — Dewey_Beach_town,_Delaware
It is rumored that the name honors Admiral George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish-American War, though the Delaware Public Archives notes that claim is widely disputed. A community called Rehoboth City appeared on an 1868 map at the site.
Checked October 24, 2026 · archives.delaware.gov — town-dewey-beach
The town's comprehensive plan says U.S. Life-Saving Station 141 was built on what is now Dagsworthy Street in 1879, and the Life-Saving Service became the Coast Guard in 1915. The station was moved to Highway 1 in 1947, and a replica was completed in 1987.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — Dewey Beach Comprehensive Plan 2018.pdf
The town's comprehensive plan notes that the Natural Resources Defense Council rated Dewey Beach a five-star beach for water quality.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — Dewey Beach Comprehensive Plan 2018.pdf
The town site posts separate calendars for Town Council, the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment under townofdeweybeach.gov/meetings, but states no standing schedule on the pages available.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — meetings
The town has its own Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment, and the town site takes variance, conditional use and building permit applications.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — meetings
The town site lists payment options for a beach tax, accommodations tax and hotel lodging tax. It does not state a property or transfer tax rate.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov
Part of Dewey Beach may sit in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and the answer depends on the address, so we do not give a town-wide yes or no. The USGS elevation at the town's Census center point is only about 7 feet, which is low ground. Look up a specific property in the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and the DNREC Delaware Flood Planning Tool.
Checked October 24, 2026 · msc.fema.gov — home · floodplanning.dnrec.delaware.gov · epqs.nationalmap.gov — json
Delaware labels hurricane evacuation zones A, B, C and D, and describes them as low-lying areas susceptible to flooding and storm surge. The state page does not list communities by zone, so we cannot say which zone Dewey Beach or a given address falls in. Use the Know Your Zone lookup tool or interactive map to check an address.
Checked October 24, 2026 · preparede.org — know-your-zone · dema.delaware.gov
Dewey Beach borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east and Rehoboth Bay on the west, according to the town's comprehensive plan.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — Dewey Beach Comprehensive Plan 2018.pdf
The 2020 Census Gazetteer lists Dewey Beach at 0.331 square miles of land and 0 square miles of water. Elevation at the Census center point is about 7 feet above sea level (USGS 3DEP), and ground height varies across town.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www2.census.gov — 2020_gaz_place_10.txt · epqs.nationalmap.gov — json
The National Weather Service (Mount Holly office) places Dewey Beach in forecast zone DEZ004, Delaware Beaches, Delaware. This was read from the NWS point forecast page for the town's Census center point.
Checked October 24, 2026 · forecast.weather.gov — MapClick.php
Dewey Beach uses ZIP code 19971.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov
DE 1 (Coastal Highway) is the town's main commercial corridor and its main north-south road. King Charles Avenue (SR 1A) also runs through the town.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.townofdeweybeach.gov — Dewey Beach Comprehensive Plan 2018.pdf
Cape Henlopen State Park, with ocean and bay beaches and Fort Miles, is north of Rehoboth Beach, and Delaware Seashore State Park is to the south on Inlet Road.
Checked October 24, 2026 · www.destateparks.com — CapeHenlopen · www.destateparks.com — DelawareSeashore
Land use
Counts of Sussex County planning, zoning and Board of Adjustment docket items from January 2025 through the October 24, 2026 data date whose county record lists the area as Dewey Beach. The area is a place name in the county record, not proof the land is inside town limits. Counts of 1 to 4 are shown as fewer than 5. No case numbers or applicant names are shown.
No items in the compiled county docket record list the area Dewey Beach.
Official record: Sussex County public docket · Data: SussexCounty.ai planning docket statistics (CC BY 4.0) · How to read the docket
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Data
Data: SussexCounty.ai town page · Parcels by jurisdiction (SussexCounty.ai)
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Audit trail
Each fact above names the record it came from and the date that record was checked. Checked October 21, 2026.