ZIP Code 19701

19701 is one of Delaware's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Bear, New Castle County.

City: Bear
County: New Castle County
State: Delaware
Prefix: 197xx

Where this code sits

19701 is part of the 197xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Bear.

Bear Delaware ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 19701 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

302 Area code 302

ZIP codes nearest 19701

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 19701.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 19720	1.7 mi	New Castle, DE
ZIP code 19702	2.2 mi	Newark, DE
ZIP code 19708	2.4 mi	Kirkwood, DE
ZIP code 19733	4.0 mi	Saint Georges, DE
ZIP code 19713	4.7 mi	Newark, DE
ZIP code 19706	4.9 mi	Delaware City, DE
ZIP code 19712	5.2 mi	Newark, DE
ZIP code 19714	5.2 mi	Newark, DE

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 19701, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 19701. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.