City profile · United States · North America
Dover
City population
39,403
#1,141
in United States
#2
in Delaware
#14,180
worldwide
39.158, -75.524 · 134 km from Washington
About Dover
Dover is a city in Delaware, United States with a population of 39,403. It is the 1,141st largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 14,180th largest worldwide. It lies 134 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Coordinates
39.158, -75.524
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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