What states border Delaware?
Delaware borders 3 states: Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Part of the South group in the us state borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Delaware, the farthest state you can
reach without a sea crossing is Nevada
— 8 border crossings away.
📏 Closest state by distance: Maryland — about 109 km (great-circle distance between state centers, US Census Bureau coordinates).
States near Delaware
The closest states to Delaware that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Delaware's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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