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Lewes

city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
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Lewes

Summary

Lewes is a city in the United States[1]. Lewes has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lewes is located in Sussex County[3].
  • Lewes is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lewes's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Lewes followed Zwaanendael Colony[6].
  • Lewes's postal code is recorded as 19958[7].
  • Lewes's Commons category is recorded as Lewes, Delaware[8].
  • Lewes's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[9].
  • Lewes's located in time zone is recorded as America/New_York[10].
  • Lewes's local dialing code is recorded as 302[11].
  • June 3, 1631 marks the founding of Lewes[12].
  • Lewes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.775, 'lon': -75.141666666667}[13].
  • Lewes's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/[14].
  • Lewes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lewes, Delaware[15].
  • Lewes has a population of {'amount': '+2747'}[16].
  • Lewes has a population of {'amount': '+3303'}[17].
  • Lewes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Lewes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lewes'}[19].
  • Lewes's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Lewes, Delaware[20].
  • Lewes's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1586'}[21].
  • Lewes's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lewes'}[22].
  • Lewes's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Lewes, Delaware[23].
  • Lewes sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.9'}[24].
  • Lewes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.238134'}[25].
  • Lewes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.238116'}[26].
  • Lewes's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.5099'}[27].

Body

Founding

June 3, 1631 marks the founding of Lewes[12].

Identity

Lewes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lewes'}[19]. Lewes followed Zwaanendael Colony[6].

Why It Matters

Lewes has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Adavyd · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/
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    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Lewes, Delaware
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1464]]: [[Q140716775]]"
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