▁South ▁Beth any ▁and ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁Maryland ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Del aware ▁General ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁an ▁act ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁town . ▁Local ▁sentiment ▁demanded ▁incorpor ation ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁rel ent less ▁high - r ise ▁development ▁of ▁Ocean ▁City ▁from ▁cre eping ▁north ▁into ▁Fen wick ▁Island . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Fen wick ▁Island ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 8 . 4 6 2 3 3 4 6 , ▁- 7 5 . 0 5 1 2 9 2 2 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁( 2 8 . 5 7 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁climate ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁hot , ▁hum id ▁sum mers ▁and ▁generally ▁m ild ▁to ▁cool ▁winter s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁Cl imate ▁Classification ▁system , ▁Fen wick ▁Island ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate , ▁abbre vi ated ▁" C fa " ▁on ▁climate ▁maps . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Del aware ▁Route ▁ 1 ▁( Co ast al ▁Highway ), ▁which ▁has ▁its ▁southern ▁termin us ▁at ▁the ▁Maryland ▁border ▁in ▁Fen wick ▁Island , ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁north - s outh ▁road ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁heading ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁toward ▁Beth any ▁Beach ▁and ▁Re h ob oth ▁Beach .