Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County Property Reassessment Project Visit the project website to stay informed on the progress of the property reassessment. Sussex County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
About Sussex County
Sussex County is full of history and tradition. Among its distinctions, Sussex County is the birthplace of the broiler chicken industry, and is Delaware's largest county in terms of geography, spanning 938 square miles.
Government | Sussex County
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Services | Sussex County
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History of Sussex County
Below are some key dates in Sussex County and Delaware's history: Archaeologists estimate that the first inhabitants of Sussex County, the southernmost county in Delaware, arrived between 10,000 and 14,000 years ago.
Sussex County experiencing moderate bands of snow
Jan 6, 2025 · In total, a large swath of Sussex County could see as much as a foot of snow, with higher amounts possible in some pockets, from the first winter storm to hit southern Delaware since 2022.
Sussex County Mapping Applications
Visit Southern Delaware; Airport Bids and Contracts Building and Construction. Building Code; Building Permits; Comprehensive Plan; County Code; Engineering Forms; Engineering Standards; ... Sussex County Mapping Applications : Planning and Zoning Land Use Applications (select Docket Search tab) Sussex County Map Viewer : DelDOT Agreement ...
About Government | Sussex County
Sussex County government is the first level of government for most of the more than 250,000 residents living in Delaware's largest and southern-most county. At 938 square miles, the county is the largest in land area and ranks second in population size, making the interests and the issues within the constituency quite varied.
Property Tax Information | Sussex County
Sussex County provides a variety of services to its residents. These services are funded, in part, by real estate and capitation taxes. There are more than 168,500 parcels located within the approximately 938 square miles of land in Sussex County.
Sussex County readies for first major winter storm of 2024-2025 …
Jan 5, 2025 · The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for all of Sussex County, from 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, through 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Forecasters predict a general range of 5 to 10 inches of snow, with possible higher amounts where narrow bands set up, to fall across the county beginning late Sunday and lasting through Monday.