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Delaware maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Delaware: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Delaware blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Delaware with no labels: about 40 miles wide and 96 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Delaware with no labels: about 40 miles wide and 96 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (2,094 × 3,222, 51 KB)PDF, US Letter (11 KB)PDF, A4 (11 KB)

2. Delaware county map

All 3 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Delaware showing the borders of its 3 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Delaware showing the borders of its 3 counties, without names.
PNG (2,094 × 3,222, 57 KB)PDF, US Letter (13 KB)PDF, A4 (13 KB)

3. Delaware labeled county map

The same 3 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Delaware's 3 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Sussex County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Delaware's 3 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Sussex County, the largest by land area.
PNG (2,094 × 3,222, 61 KB)PDF, US Letter (14 KB)PDF, A4 (14 KB)

4. Delaware map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Delaware with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Dover (capital), Wilmington, Newark and Middletown.View full size
Map of Delaware with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Dover (capital), Wilmington, Newark and Middletown.
PNG (2,094 × 3,222, 107 KB)PDF, US Letter (19 KB)PDF, A4 (19 KB)

5. Delaware elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Delaware, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line (448 ft, highest) and Dover, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Delaware, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line (448 ft, highest) and Dover, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (2,094 × 3,222, 1.4 MB)PDF, US Letter (572 KB)PDF, A4 (647 KB)

Delaware: shape, counties and terrain

Delaware spans about 40 miles from east to west and 96 miles from north to south, with 1,949 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 53% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 4 separate land areas, only one of them larger than 100 square miles.

Delaware has 3 counties. The largest by land area is Sussex County (936 sq mi) and the smallest is New Castle County (426 sq mi). The capital, Dover, sits at 29 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Atlantic Ocean to 448 ft (137 m) at On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line in New Castle County, a range of 448 ft. The sampled average is about 45 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 4% of the state lies below 0 ft, 88% between 0 and 250 ft and 8% above 250 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 32 ft, the central third 37 ft and the northern third 213 ft, so the land is highest in the northern third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Delaware elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Dover, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 3. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Dover to Selbyville is about 51 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line (448 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 448 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Delaware elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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