Delta, Colorado

Delta, Colorado
Main Street in Delta (2005)
Nickname: 
City of Murals
Location within Delta County and Colorado <
Delta
Location of Delta
Delta
Delta (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°44′32″N 108°04′08″W / 38.7422°N 108.0690°W / 38.7422; -108.0690 (Delta, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDelta
IncorporatedOctober 24, 1882
Government
 • Typehome rule city
 • MayorKevin Carlson
Area
 • Total
13.530 sq mi (35.043 km2)
 • Land13.273 sq mi (34.378 km2)
 • Water0.257 sq mi (0.665 km2)
Elevation
4,961 ft (1,512 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,035
 • Density681/sq mi (263/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81416
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID185516
GNIS city ID2410319
FIPS code08-19850
Major highways
Websitecityofdelta.net

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.