Gumboro, Delaware | |
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 Millsboro Highway in Gumboro | |
  Gumboro Location within the state of Delaware  Gumboro Gumboro (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′39″N 75°21′55″W / 38.47750°N 75.36528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19966 |
| Area code | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 216106[1] |
Gumboro is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, legislation to establish Gumboro as an incorporated town was passed by the Delaware General Assembly, and was vetoed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner[2] as no civic government was to be immediately convened, leaving a gap in government from when the town was incorporated and left county control, until the election of a government.[3]
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was first discovered in Gumboro in 1962 and thus has been known as Gumboro disease. This virus causes an immuno-suppressive disease in chickens. The disease is usually sub-clinical in birds less than two weeks of age and clinical disease is generally observed in birds over two weeks of age.
The town has a community center along Millsboro Highway that previously was used as a school house. The town is also home to Bayshore Community Church, a large church compared to others in the area.
The West Woods Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4]
