Seaford: Healthcare & Safety
5 hospitals anchor health services in Seaford. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 5 nursing facilities in the area.
- 58.9 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Delaware 79.8/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
5 hospitals within range (58.9 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (7)
SEAFORD CENTER
LOFLAND PARK CENTER
WILLOWBROOKE COURT SKILLED CENTER AT MANOR HOUSE
SEAFORD ENDOSCOPY CENTER, LLC
SEAFORD SPECIALTY SURGERY CENTER, LLC
NANTICOKE SURGICAL CENTER LLC
FIRST CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE
Hospitals (5)
TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE, INC.
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER
BAYHEALTH HOSPITAL, SUSSEX CAMPUS
SUN BEHAVIORAL DELAWARE LLC
TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE, INC.
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seaford&state=DE&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seaford&state=DE&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seaford&state=DE&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seaford&state=DE&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seaford&state=DE&taxo… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 10005 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 10 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 005 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Sussex |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 27.6% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 25.40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 30.00 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 10005 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Sussex County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 9,999 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 10005 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Sussex County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 86.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 72.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 55.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 234,225 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 9,330 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.7 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 44.99 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 42.16 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 48.02 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 3,352,025 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 2,169,125 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 861,811 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 88.5% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 715,787 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 73.5% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 365 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 298 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 67 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 90 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 55 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 259 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 106 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 58.60 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 43.80 |
| Climate · Station Name | GEORGETOWN-DELAWARE COASTAL AIRPORT |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 14.1 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 6 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 5 |
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Other
Facilities (5)
LOFLAND PARK CENTER
OAKBRIDGE TERRACE AT MANOR HOUSE
SEAFORD CENTER ASSISTED LIVING
SEAFORD CENTER NURSING HOME
WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT MANOR HOUSE
Facilities (10)
BLADES BULK PLANT
INVISTA SARL SEAFORD PLANT
GAC SEAFORD INC
ALLEN PETROLEUM CORP
ORIENT CORP OF AMERICA
GREENTREE SPRAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
BRAINERD LLC
SEAFORD BLEND PLANT
SEAFORD MICRONUTRIENT PLANT
ALLEN HARIM FARMS LLC- SEAFORD MILL
Va Facilities (3)
Sussex County CBOC
Sussex County Vet Center
Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 44 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 8 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 23 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 16 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 25 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 15 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 18.50 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 10005 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Sussex County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 53 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 24 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 24 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 166,203.27 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 131,780.35 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 8,998 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 102 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 5 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 17 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 80 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 411 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 15 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 13.70 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 25.50 |
| Health Data · Binge | 14.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 37.60 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 62.80 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.10 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.40 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 7 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | LOFLAND PARK CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.7 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | AMBIENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.4 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | MID SUSSEX MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 18.1 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 34 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 12.02 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 10.60 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12