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Harbeson is an unincorporated community in east central Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 9/Delaware Route 404 and Delaware Route 5, east of the town of Georgetown, the county seat of Sussex County.[2] Its elevation is 36 feet (11 m).[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 19951.[3]

Harbeson is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Harbeson was named for Harbeson Hickman, a large landowner.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Harbeson, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 24.
  3. ^ "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 149.

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