Delta, Colorado
Delta, Colorado | |
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Main Street in Delta (2005) | |
| Nickname: City of Murals | |
Location within Delta County and Colorado
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Delta Location of Delta Delta Delta (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′32″N 108°04′08″W / 38.7422°N 108.0690°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Delta |
| Incorporated | October 24, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| • Mayor | Kevin Carlson |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.530 sq mi (35.043 km2) |
| • Land | 13.273 sq mi (34.378 km2) |
| • Water | 0.257 sq mi (0.665 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,961 ft (1,512 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,035 |
| • Density | 681/sq mi (263/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81416 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS place ID | 185516 |
| GNIS city ID | 2410319 |
| FIPS code | 08-19850 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | cityofdelta |
Delta is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 9,035 at the 2020 United States census. The United States Forest Service headquarters of the Grand Mesa, Gunnison, and Uncompahgre National Forests are located in Delta.