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Oak Orchard, Delaware is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro along Delaware Route 24 and Delaware Route 5 west of the unincorporated area of Long Neck and located on the shore of the Indian River Bay. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. This area has been the home of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe for over 2000 years and is home to the Nanticoke Indian Museum as well as a yearly powwow held by the tribe [1]. The unincorporated community is home to the Oak Orchard/Riverdale Post of the American Legion. Fire protection is provided by the Indian River Vol. Fire Co., ambulance service by the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, and police services are provided by the Delaware State Police as there is no incorporated town to provide such services.
Oak Orchard, Delaware was the scene of a house fire on January 3, 2001 that killed 11 family members resulting in the largest loss of life in a single family house fire in United States history. [2]
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Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611, -75.17278
