Sussex County, Delaware

Where to find official Sussex County, Delaware records and data

Official Sussex County, Delaware records are kept by the county, the State of Delaware, federal agencies and local school districts. This page lists each source with what it answers, who runs it and its live URL, so you can go to the agency that holds the record. SussexCounty.ai is not the Sussex County government.

County government

  • County Council agendas and minutes: Agendas, meeting packets, minutes and audio for County Council meetings, with a year selector that runs back to 1967.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/agendas-minutes/county-council
  • County meeting calendar: Dates of county meetings and events.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/meeting-calendar
  • Planning and Zoning Commission: Which change of zone, conditional use and subdivision applications are reviewed, and who reviews them.Run by Sussex County Government. The county says the Commission holds public hearings twice a month.https://sussexcountyde.gov/planning-zoning-commission
  • Planning and Zoning land use docket: Search of land use applications on the county docket (use the Docket Search tab).Run by Sussex County Government.https://connect.sussexcountyde.gov/PublicDocket/#/?tab=search
  • Board of Adjustment: Variance and special use exception requests under the County Code, with agendas and minutes.Run by Sussex County Government. The county says the Board meets twice a month.https://sussexcountyde.gov/board-adjustment
  • Building permits and licenses: Where county building permits are required and how to apply; the county states all construction needs a county-issued building permit.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/building-permits-and-licenses
  • Recorder of Deeds: How deeds and related documents are recorded and indexed, and what recording fees and taxes apply.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/recorder-deeds
  • Online Deeds search: Searchable deed records through the county's Online Deeds portal.Run by Sussex County Government.https://deeds.sussexcountyde.gov/LandmarkWeb
  • Register of Wills: How estates probated in Sussex County are administered, with forms and an estate search request.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/register-wills
  • Property Search: Zoning, sales and current owner information for a property, as described by the county.Run by Sussex County Government.https://property.sussexcountyde.gov/
  • Property tax information: How tax bills are issued and paid, plus links to due dates, rates, exemptions and assistance programs.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/property-tax-information
  • Real estate tax bill portal: Look up and pay a real estate tax bill online.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.munisselfservice.com/css/citizens/RealEstate
  • Tax Parcel Map: The county's online parcel map viewer.Run by Sussex County Government.https://map.sussexcountyde.gov/OnlineMap/Map.html
  • Online mapping applications: The county's list of public mapping tools, including the parcel map and the land use docket.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/sussex-county-mapping-applications
  • Emergency Operations Center: How county 911 dispatch and emergency operations work, with links to the Emergency Operations Plan and the Delaware Emergency Notification System.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/emergency-operations-center
  • Hurricane and flood safety: County guidance on hurricane and flood preparation, with links to evacuation zones and the DelDOT evacuation annex.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/hurricane-information
  • County Code: The text of the Sussex County Code, linked from the county site.Run by Linked from sussexcountyde.gov.https://ecode360.com/SU1223
  • Comprehensive Plan: The county's land use plan and related planning documents.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/comprehensive-plan
  • Financial Transparency site: The county's public finance dashboard.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexco.finance.socrata.com/#!/dashboard
  • Sheriff sales: Properties listed for sheriff sale.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/sheriff-sales
  • Cities and Towns: The municipalities the county lists within Sussex County.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/cities-and-towns

State of Delaware

  • DNREC wetland health assessment map: How healthy the wetlands are in each Delaware watershed that has a completed assessment.Run by DNREC (page host).https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/wetlands/assessments/map/
  • Delaware wetlands map service: The wetlands map layer (service name DE_Wetlands) for use in GIS tools.Run by Delaware FirstMap.https://enterprise.firstmap.delaware.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Hydrology/DE_Wetlands/MapServer
  • Delaware Flood Planning Tool: Interactive flood risk map with Advisory Flood Height for Zone A areas; DNREC says it is for reference only.Run by DNREC.https://floodplanning.dnrec.delaware.gov/
  • DNREC air quality monitoring: Which pollutants Delaware monitors and where; Lewes and Seaford are among the permanent Sussex sites.Run by DNREC Division of Air Quality. DNREC says data is shown hourly in its Air Monitoring application.https://dnrec.delaware.gov/air/quality/monitoring
  • DelDOT traffic cameras: Camera views of Delaware roads on the DelDOT map.Run by Delaware Department of Transportation.https://deldot.gov/map/index.shtml?tab=TrafficCameras
  • DelDOT project information: Status and details of DelDOT road projects.Run by Delaware Department of Transportation.https://deldot.gov/information/projects/
  • DelDOT Sussex County evacuation annex: How DelDOT plans to manage roads for coastal evacuation in Sussex County (February 2023 edition).Run by Delaware Department of Transportation.https://deldot.gov/Programs/itms/pdfs/evacuation-plans/2023%20Sussex%20County%20Evacuation%20Plan.pdf
  • Delaware FirstMap: The State's enterprise GIS system, hosting aerial photography and more than 1,000 datasets.Run by Delaware Department of Technology and Information.https://firstmap.delaware.gov/
  • Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS): How major land use change proposals get early state agency review before they reach local governments.Run by Office of State Planning Coordination.https://stateplanning.delaware.gov/plus/
  • Division of Revenue: State tax filing and payments through the Delaware Taxpayer Portal.Run by Delaware Division of Revenue.https://revenue.delaware.gov/
  • Delaware Courts civil case search: Online civil case database. The courts site does not say whether lis pendens notices can be searched there.Run by Delaware Courts.https://courts.delaware.gov/docket.aspx
  • Delaware Open Data Portal: State datasets that can be browsed and downloaded.Run by State of Delaware.https://data.delaware.gov/
  • Delaware Emergency Management Agency: State emergency preparedness, response and recovery, including driving restrictions and emergency notification.Run by Delaware Emergency Management Agency.https://dema.delaware.gov/
  • Know Your Zone: Delaware's evacuation zones, labeled A through D, with a lookup tool and interactive map.Run by Delaware Emergency Management Agency (PrepareDE).https://preparede.org/know-your-zone/

Federal

  • Census QuickFacts, Sussex County, Delaware: Population counts and estimates, land area and other statistics for the county.Run by U.S. Census Bureau.https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sussexcountydelaware/PST045224
  • NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly: Forecasts, warnings and weather information for the office area that includes Sussex County.Run by National Weather Service.https://www.weather.gov/phi/
  • FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Official flood hazard maps for the National Flood Insurance Program, searchable by address.Run by FEMA.https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home
  • USGS Water Data for Delaware: Current water condition data from the state's USGS monitoring locations; the page marks the data provisional.Run by U.S. Geological Survey.https://waterdata.usgs.gov/de/nwis/rt
  • NOAA Tides and Currents, Lewes, Ft. Miles (station 8557380): Tide benchmark and datum information for the Lewes station; water levels are on the Tides and Currents site.Run by NOAA.https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/benchmarks/8557380.html
  • AirNow: Current and forecast air quality index for a location.Run by EPA and partners.https://www.airnow.gov/

Schools

  • Cape Henlopen School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Cape Henlopen School District.https://www.capehenlopenschools.com/
  • Delmar School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Delmar School District.https://www.delmar.k12.de.us/
  • Indian River School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Indian River School District.https://www.irsd.net/
  • Laurel School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Laurel School District.https://www.laurelschooldistrict.org/
  • Milford School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Milford School District.https://www.milfordschooldistrict.org/
  • Seaford School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Seaford School District.https://www.seafordbluejays.org/
  • Woodbridge School District: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Woodbridge School District.https://www.woodbridgeblueraiders.com/
  • Sussex Technical High School: District calendars, schools and contacts. Listed on the county's public schools page under school districts in Sussex County.Run by Sussex Technical High School.https://www.sussexvt.org/
  • Sussex County public schools list: The county's own list of school districts that serve Sussex County. The county notes that Delaware school boards are independent of county government.Run by Sussex County Government.https://sussexcountyde.gov/public-schools