Rockland, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Old mill
Old mill
Rockland, Delaware is located in Delaware
Rockland, Delaware
Rockland, Delaware
Location within the state of Delaware
Rockland, Delaware is located in the United States
Rockland, Delaware
Rockland, Delaware
Rockland, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°47′46″N 75°34′20″W / 39.79611°N 75.57222°W / 39.79611; -75.57222
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19732
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214552[1]

Rockland is an unincorporated community in northern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Rockland Road north of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County.[2] Its elevation is 194 feet (59 m).[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code of 19732.[3] The Rockland Historic District and William Young House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] Other landmarks Woodley Park and Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church.[5]

President of the American Coffee Company William Bruce Castor was a native of Rockland and grew up in the William Young House.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rockland, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 24.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "New Castle County cancels controversial deer hunt".


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