THE FRANKFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delmarva Uplands setting.
Frankford town has 1.16 square miles of land in Sussex County. Its Census reference point is in Delmarva Uplands, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Frankford and Sussex County
Frankford is associated with Sussex County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Frankford by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Frankford, or 0% of its total area. It is 21.8 percentage points lower than the 21.8% recorded for Sussex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Frankford town has 80.7% of the land area of nearby Dagsboro town (1.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

