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Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach ( ) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of 2024, its population was 1,370. Along with the neighboring coastal town of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach is one of the principal cities of Delaware's rapidly growing Cape Region. Rehoboth Beach lies within the Salisbury metropolitan area.

As a popular vacation destination, especially for the communities of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia, Rehoboth has many summer homes, including one owned by the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden. During the summer season, Rehoboth's population expands to over 25,000 within the city limits, and thousands more in the surrounding area.

In 2011, the NRDC awarded Rehoboth Beach with a 5-Star rating in water quality. This award was given to 12 other locations, one being neighboring Dewey Beach. Out of the 30 states with coastline, the Delaware Beaches ranked number one for water quality in 2011.