Oak Orchard, Delaware

Oak Orchard, Delaware
Oak Orchard, Delaware
Unincorporated community
	Oak Orchard Location within the state of DelawareShow map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°WCoordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19966
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	214399

Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware. Oak Orchard is bounded to the south by the Indian River Bay, to the east by Emily Gut^[2] (a narrow channel of water) and "the Peninsula,^[3]" and to the north by Delaware Route 24.

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

This area has been the home of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe for over 2000 years and is home to the Nanticoke Indian Museum as well as a yearly Pow-wow held by the tribe.^[4] The unincorporated community is home to the Oak Orchard/Riverdale Post of the American Legion.

Fire protection is provided by the Indian River Vol. Fire Co.,^[5] ambulance service by the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad,^[6] and police services are provided by the Delaware State Police as there is no incorporated town to provide such services. Oak Orchard, Delaware was the scene of a house fire on January 3, 2001 that killed 11 family members.^[7]

References[]

^ "Oak Orchard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-75.171852&lat=38.6034459&datum=nad83
^ http://www.peninsula-delaware.com/
^ The Nanticoke Indian Tribe
^ http://www.irvfc.com/
^ http://www.midsussexrescuesquad.com/
^ 11 family members perished resulting in the largest loss of life in a single-family house fire in United States history: Sussex County Council, January 2, 2001 - Sussex County Online, Delaware

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[1] "Oak Orchard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] ttp://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-75.171852&lat=38.6034459&datum=nad83

[3] ttp://www.peninsula-delaware.com/

[4] The Nanticoke Indian Tribe

[5] ttp://www.irvfc.com/

[6] ttp://www.midsussexrescuesquad.com/

[7] 11 family members perished resulting in the largest loss of life in a single-family house fire in United States history: Sussex County Council, January 2, 2001 - Sussex County Online, Delaware

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Oak Orchard, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Oak Orchard Location within the state of Delaware Oak Orchard Oak Orchard (the United States) Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°W / 38.59611; -75.17278Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°W / 38.59611; -75.17278
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19966
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	214399^[1]