North Shores, Delaware Explained

Official Name:North Shores, Delaware
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:North Shores
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delaware
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:3
Coordinates:38.7361°N -75.0844°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:19971
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:217010

North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park.[1]

North Shores is a residential community that consists of 192 single-family homes, 48 apartments, and 55 townhomes, along with 10 homes and 11 condominiums added to the original community. In addition to residences, North Shores is home to a Bath & Tennis Club that consists of a swimming pool, two tennis courts, a marina for 25 boats, and 2200feet of private beach along the Atlantic Ocean. North Shores was established in 1956 by Daniel G. Anderson and J. Rodney King, who purchased the land to build the community.[2]

A private security service, which is owned by the town of Henlopen Acres, began in North Shores in 1996. North Shores shares the services and expense of this security service with Henlopen Acres. The security service, which patrols all of Henlopen Acres and North Shores,[3] operates two vehicles.

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Notes and References

  1. General Highway Map: Sussex County, Delaware. 1992. 1:24,000. Delaware Department of Transportation. Dover, DE. January 4, 2016. PDF. April 18, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170528135210/http://www.deldot.gov/information/de_maps/General_Highway_Map_Sussex_County.pdf. May 28, 2017.
  2. Web site: Welcome to North Shores. North Shores Board of Governors. July 10, 2019.
  3. Book: Meehan, James D.. From Saints to Sinners...Rehoboth Beach Memoirs. Bethany Beach, Delaware. Harold E. Dukes, Jr.. 2000. 229. 44948093.
  4. News: Flood. Chris. Two presidential candidates have homes in Rehoboth. Cape Gazette. May 24, 2019. July 10, 2019.
  5. News: Heim. Joe. Leonnig. Carol D.. After Biden win, Rehoboth Beach celebrates local boy who made good: ‘He’s our Joe’. The Washington Post. November 27, 2020. November 27, 2020.