Hottest ZIP codes for real estate investors in Delaware

Delaware has 68 residential ZIP codes, of which 26 qualify for ranking by investor purchases per 100 single-family homes (12 months ending 2026-06-03, public-record counts, compiled 2026-07-05). The hottest ZIP in Delaware is 19801 in New Castle County, with 40 recorded investor purchases — 1.4 per 100 homes. Data by HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

The hottest ZIPs for investors in Delaware

26 of 68 Delaware ZIPs qualify for ranking — by recorded investor purchases per 100 single-family homes, 12 months ending 2026-06-03. Counted from public property records; here's exactly how.

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	19801	New Castle County	40	1.4	39%	3.5%
2	19802	New Castle County	52	1.3	37%	3.5%
3	19805	New Castle County	103	1.0	30%	3.3%
4	19952	Kent County	19	0.5	13%	3.5%
5	19720	New Castle County	71	0.4	16%	2.6%
6	19804	New Castle County	23	0.4	14%	3.0%
7	19904	Kent County	48	0.4	11%	3.5%
8	19973	Sussex County	36	0.4	14%	2.9%
9	19971	Sussex County	41	0.4	14%	2.6%
10	19968	Sussex County	28	0.3	9%	3.8%
11	19963	Sussex County	28	0.3	10%	3.4%
12	19975	Sussex County	24	0.3	9%	3.7%
13	19947	Sussex County	19	0.3	10%	2.8%
14	19956	Sussex County	17	0.3	11%	2.5%
15	19713	New Castle County	22	0.3	11%	2.6%
16	19901	Kent County	29	0.3	9%	2.8%
17	19803	New Castle County	20	0.3	8%	3.4%
18	19711	New Castle County	34	0.2	8%	3.0%
19	19966	Sussex County	37	0.2	7%	3.2%
20	19810	New Castle County	17	0.2	7%	2.9%
21	19977	Kent County	19	0.2	7%	2.9%
22	19808	New Castle County	21	0.2	6%	2.9%
23	19701	New Castle County	21	0.2	7%	2.5%
24	19702	New Castle County	24	0.2	6%	2.7%
25	19958	Sussex County	29	0.2	5%	3.1%

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#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
26	19709	New Castle County	18	0.1	4%	2.6%

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Every ZIP in Delaware, by county

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Kent County · 17 ZIPs

19901 · #16 19902 19904 · #7 19934 19936 19938 19943 19946 19952 · #4 19953 19954 19955 19962 19964 19977 · #21 19979 19980

New Castle County · 29 ZIPs

19701 · #23 19702 · #24 19703 19706 19707 19709 · #26 19710 19711 · #18 19713 · #15 19716 19717 19720 · #5 19730 19731 19732 19733 19734 19735 19736 19801 · #1 19802 · #2 19803 · #17 19804 · #6 19805 · #3 19806 19807 19808 · #22 19809 19810 · #20

Sussex County · 22 ZIPs

19930 19931 19933 19939 19940 19941 19944 19945 19947 · #13 19950 19951 19956 · #14 19958 · #25 19960 19963 · #11 19966 · #19 19967 19968 · #10 19970 19971 · #9 19973 · #8 19975 · #12