Dover, Delaware

Dover
State capital
View of Loockerman Street in downtown Dover
Flag Seal
Etymology: Dover, Kent, England
Nickname:  Capital of the First State
Location in Kent County & the state of Delaware
Dover Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°09′29″N 75°31′28″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Founded	1683
Incorporated	1717
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Robin Christiansen (D)
Area
• State capital	23.97 sq mi (62.09 km2)
• Land	23.67 sq mi (61.30 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2)
Elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)
Population  (2020)
• State capital	40,191
• Estimate  (2024)	40,191
• Density	1,664.8/sq mi (642.79/km2)
• Metro	152,255
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	19901–19906
Area code	302
FIPS code	10-21200
GNIS feature ID	217882
Major highway
Website	cityofdover.gov

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Dover (/ˈdoʊvər/ DOH-vər) is the capital and the second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware, after Wilmington. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2024, its population was estimated as 40,191.