Delta, Colorado | |
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Nickname: City of Murals | |
Location of the City of Delta in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 38°44′59″N 108°04′38″W / 38.74972°N 108.07722°W[3] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Delta[2] |
Incorporated | October 24, 1882[4] |
Government | |
• Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
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 | 4,931 ft (1,503 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,035 |
• Density | 681/sq mi (263/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 81416 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-19850 |
GNIS feature ID | 2410319[3] |
Website | cityofdelta |
Delta is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Delta County, Colorado, United States.[1][7] The town population was 9,035 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] The United States Forest Service headquarters of the Grand Mesa, Gunnison, and Uncompahgre National Forests are located in Delta.