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Harbeson
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19951
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	214054

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. Its elevation is 36 feet (11 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19951.

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

History

Harbeson was named for Harbeson Hickman, a large landowner.

Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, Delaware, United States

County seat: Georgetown

Cities	Lewes Milford‡ Rehoboth Beach Seaford

Towns	Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bridgeville Dagsboro Delmar Dewey Beach Ellendale Fenwick Island Frankford Georgetown Greenwood Henlopen Acres Laurel Millsboro Millville Milton Ocean View Selbyville Slaughter Beach South Bethany

CDP	Long Neck

Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Adamsville‡ Anderson Crossroads Angola Argo's Corner Atlanta Bacons Bayard Belltown Blackwater Beach Broad Creek Broadkill Beach Bryans Store Bunting Cannon Carpenters Corner Cave Colony Cedar Beach Cedar Creek Clarksons Crossroads Clarksville Cocked Hat Concord Cool Spring Coverdale Crossroads Cross Keys Dublin Hill Fairmount Federalsburg Five Points Flea Hill Fowler Beach Gravel Hill Green Hill Gum Crossroads Gumboro Harbeson Hardscrabble Hearns Crossroads Holiday Acres Hollymount Hollyville Israel Haul Jefferson Crossroads Jimtown Johnson Knowles Crossroads Lake Pines Lincoln Lowe Marshtown Massey Landing McDonalds Crossroads Middleford Middlesex Beach Midnight Thicket Midway Mission Morris Mill Mount Joy Nassau Oakley Oak Orchard Old Furnace Omar Owens Packing House Corner Pepperbox Phillips Hill Pinetown Piney Grove Piney Grove Manor Portsville Primehook Beach Pusey Crossroads Quakertown Redden Reliance‡ Riverview Roxana Saulsbury Switch Scotts Corner Shaft Ox Corner Shortly Springfield Crossroads Stockley Trinity Tussock Pond Ward Warwick Wescoats Corner Westwoods Whaleys Corners Whaleys Crossroads Whitesville Williamsville Wood Branch Woodland Woodland Heights York Beach Zoar

Hundreds	Baltimore Broad Creek Broadkill Cedar Creek Dagsboro Georgetown Gumboro Indian River Lewes & Rehoboth Little Creek Nanticoke Northwest Fork Seaford

Ghost towns	Owens Station Saint Johnstown

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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