Sheriff Sales in ZIP 19901 (Dover, Delaware)

By Paras Turakhia, Silverside Home Buyers, Wilmington · Public data, updated monthly · Data through September 2026

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Quick answer: From June 2023 through September 2026, 60 properties in ZIP 19901 (Dover, Kent County) were sold at sheriff sale, the 5th most of the 39 New Castle and Kent County ZIP codes in our data. In the last 12 months 16 sold, compared with 18 in the 12 months before, about 21% of all Kent County sheriff sales.
60
sold at sheriff sale, Jun 2023 to Sep 2026
16
sold in the last 12 months (18 in the 12 before)
21%
of Kent County's sheriff sales, last 12 months

Sheriff sales in 19901 by year

Counts come from the county sheriff's after-sale result lists, one row per property. "Sold" includes properties the foreclosing lender bought back with a credit bid. Years at either end are partial.

YearSold in 19901Kent County sales covered
202313Jun 2023 to Dec 2023
202414Jan 2024 to Dec 2024
202524Jan 2025 to Dec 2025
20269Jan 2026 to Sep 2026

The last 12 months

Each row is a month in which Kent County held a sheriff sale. Counts are small, so a change of one or two is noise, not a trend.

Sale monthSold in 19901
Sep 20263
Aug 20261
Jul 20260
Jun 20261
May 20262
Apr 20261
Mar 20261
Feb 20260
Jan 20260
Dec 20253
Nov 20251
Oct 20253

How sheriff sales work in Kent County

Kent County holds mortgage-foreclosure sheriff sales most months and monition (tax) sales about every three months, in Dover. Sales are confirmed by the Superior Court, and before the sale the owner can usually still stop it by curing the default, through foreclosure mediation, or by selling. Our Kent County sheriff sale guide covers the schedule, deposits and confirmation in detail.

If your home in 19901 is on a sheriff sale list

Start with free, independent help before you talk to any buyer, including us:

  1. Call a HUD-approved housing counselor. Counseling is free and counselors can talk to your lender for you. Find a HUD-approved counselor in Delaware or use the CFPB counselor search.
  2. Use Delaware's foreclosure mediation program. If the house is a 1 to 4 unit home you live in, the Delaware Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program lets you meet your lender face to face. Hotline (800) 220-5424, mortgage.mediation@delaware.gov.
  3. Check state assistance. The Delaware State Housing Authority lists current homeowner assistance programs.
  4. If the sale already happened, check whether you are owed surplus money through the Superior Court's Project Rightful Owner. Claiming is free; you don't need to pay a finder.
  5. Talk to a Delaware attorney about bankruptcy or defenses if the sale date is close.

If selling turns out to be your best option, see selling a house in Dover, or call (302) 525-0787 for a written offer with the math shown. We don't use these lists to contact homeowners.

Other Kent County ZIP codes

19904 Dover (58) · 19952 Harrington (26) · 19943 Felton (25) · 19934 Camden-Wyoming (22) · 19946 Frederica (17) · 19963 Milford (13) · 19953 Hartly (13)

About this data

Aggregate counts only: we read the county lists to count rows and never publish or store names, street addresses, parcel or case numbers. Full sources, checks and limits are in the tracker methodology, and the raw counts are in the ZIP code CSV. Sussex County is not included.

General information, not legal or financial advice.

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