Newark and Bear: totes in and out of western New Castle County
Newark and Bear is western New Castle County on I-95 and Route 40: specialty chemicals, food makers, university labs and distribution.
01What sits here
The district’s ZIPs are 19702, 19711, 19713 and 19701. Specialty chemicals, food manufacturing, university labs and distribution are its industries. It is Delaware’s tote district farthest from the river, with smaller lots and more labs than pads.
| ZIP codes | Industries here | Agency to ask about empties |
|---|---|---|
| 19702, 19711, 19713, 19701 | specialty chemicals, food manufacturing, university labs, distribution | Delaware DNREC |
02Who has empties, who needs totes
University labs send out few totes, often clean, and food makers send out ingredient empties. Specialty chemical sites send out chemical empties that need the SDS. Buyers are farms and nurseries along the Delaware–Pennsylvania line, and the mushroom belt across it in Chester County is about a half hour away.
03Roads, rules and the move
I-95, I-295 and US 40 cross the district, with DE 896 and DE 72 on the local grid. The agency to ask is Delaware’s DNREC, and a tote crossing north into Chester County enters Pennsylvania’s program. The ticket records both.
04Next door
| Place | ZIP codes | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington and the port | 19801, 19802, 19805, 19806, 19809, 19803 | fresh fruit import, cold storage, chemical companies' headquarters and labs, food distribution |
| Kennett Square and the mushroom belt | 19348, 19374, 19390, 19311, 19350 | mushroom farming, food packing, compost, nurseries |
05On the ground
Newark and Bear sit along the Christina and the older rail line, with the University of Delaware on the west side. A lab seller should say which building and whether the loading dock is staffed. Farmers across the Pennsylvania line in Chester County can make the drive in under an hour, and the desk lists the state change on the ticket.
06Weather, season and timing
Newark’s university calendar shapes the roads: move-in week in late summer and graduation in spring clog Main Street and Route 896. Lab sellers should schedule a pickup outside those weeks. A farm buyer in the Pennsylvania hills should plan for a drive of under an hour and for gates that lock at dusk.
07A ticket from here
- Put one of the ZIP codes from the first table on the ticket.
- Say lab, food or chemical, and the last contents.
?Questions on this page
Which ZIPs are covered?
19702, 19711, 19713 and 19701.
Where do Newark’s totes go?
To farms and nurseries nearby and across the state line in Chester County.
What about student housing and move-in weeks?
Rental trucks fill the streets near campus in late August and in May. Schedule lab pickups outside those weeks, and avoid the lanes around the dorms.
Where do Newark lab totes usually go?
Most are small, clean lots that suit a local garden or a farm just over the state line. The desk records Delaware and Pennsylvania on the ticket.