Welcome to Delta ...

Delta is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The location of Delta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Delta is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Delta lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Delta: (360)

Communities Also Named Delta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Delta - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delta.

Communities near Delta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delta.

• Surrey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <4>
• Abbotsford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbotsford <4>
• Bellingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Maple Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Ridge <4>
• Mission
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Langley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• White Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <4>
• Pitt Meadows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitt Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Meadows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitt Meadows <4>
• Ferndale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Lynden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Lynden is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Delta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delta. See our Newspapers Page for Delta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delta ...

Looking for more information about Delta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Delta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delta.

Adding Delta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Delta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Delta post office opened in 1884.

We also found Delta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/