Welcome to Big Delta ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Delta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Big Delta is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Big Delta lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Big Delta: (907)

Communities near Big Delta ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Big Delta.

• Delta Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta Junction <2>
• Deltana
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltana
• Harding - Birch Lakes
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding - Birch Lakes
• Salcha
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salcha
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salcha <2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Delta ...

Looking for more information about Big 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 Big Delta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Delta.

Adding Big Delta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Delta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Delta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Big Delta post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Delta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/