Sheriff Sales in ZIP 19946 (Frederica, Delaware)
Sheriff sales in 19946 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.
| Year | Sold in 19946 | Kent County sales covered |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | Jun 2023 to Dec 2023 |
| 2024 | 3 | Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 |
| 2025 | 5 | Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 |
| 2026 | 6 | Jan 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 month | Sold in 19946 |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
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 19946 is on a sheriff sale list
Start with free, independent help before you talk to any buyer, including us:
- 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.
- 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.
- Check state assistance. The Delaware State Housing Authority lists current homeowner assistance programs.
- 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.
- 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 Kent County, 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
19901 Dover (60) · 19904 Dover (58) · 19952 Harrington (26) · 19943 Felton (25) · 19934 Camden-Wyoming (22) · 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.
