How dark is the sky in Del City, OK?

Satellite radiance puts Del City in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Del City's sky is brighter than 76.3% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Del City is from a meaningfully darker sky

10 miles from Del City, straight-line, sits Choctaw, OK, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Del City's own suburban band.

Choctaw, OK is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Del City against the rest of the dataset

About 21,272 people live in Del City, OK, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Del City ranks 2,432 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.