Welcome to Delta ...

The village of Delta is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Delta: DELL-tuh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Delta has a population of 3,102 people<4> (see below for details).

Delta is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Delta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Delta: (419) & (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Delta had an population of 3,102 people (or an increase of 5.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Delta had a population of 3,103 people (which is 7.27% of the total population of Fulton County). This makes Delta the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Delta represents 0.03% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 326th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,103 people, the population of Delta increased 5.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,930 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Delta.

Communities Also Named Delta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Delta: This one is located in Fulton County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington, 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.

• Sylvania
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <7>
• Maumee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <7>
• Napoleon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <7>
• Wauseon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <7>
• Waterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <7>
• Whitehouse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <7>
• Ottawa Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
  • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
• Archbold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <7>
• Swanton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <7>
• Blissfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
  • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <7>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Delta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Delta.

Adding Delta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Delta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Delta post office opened in 1837.

We also found Delta in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Fulton County: www.fultoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/