Houston, Delaware

Houston, Delaware
Town
Location of Houston in Kent County, Delaware.
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Coordinates: 38°55′03″N 75°30′19″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Incorporated as a town	1913
Area
• Total	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
• Land	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	381
• Density	994.2/sq mi (383.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19954
Area code	302
FIPS code	10-36760
GNIS feature ID	214127
Website	houston.delaware.gov

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Houston (/ˈhaʊstən/ HOW-stən) is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 381 in 2020. It was named for John W. Houston. The town was named after John W. Houston who was Delaware's Secretary of State from 1841 to 1844.