Marydel, Delaware
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States}}
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|other_name = Halltown
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 19964
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Marydel (also called Halltown) is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.{{Cite report |last = Gannett |first = Henry |title = A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin) |publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office |year = 1904 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xif5aF6LszUC&dq=A+Gazetteer+of+Delaware+By+Henry+Gannett&pg=PA3}} It lies along Delaware Route 8 west of the city of Dover, the county seat of Kent County and Delaware's state capital. Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Marydel" in 1897. It has a post office with the ZIP code 19964.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code] The post office is shared with Marydel, Maryland (ZIP code 21649) and is located in Maryland.
As part of the Mason–Dixon line, Marydel is home to Crownstone #45.
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{{Kent County, Delaware}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Delaware
Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware
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