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Wilmington
City population
70,898
#550
in United States
#1
in Delaware
#8,129
worldwide
39.746, -75.547 · 159 km from Washington
About Wilmington
Wilmington is a city in Delaware, United States with a population of 70,898. It is the 550th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 8,129th largest worldwide. It lies 159 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
39.746, -75.547
Record updated
26 June 2025
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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