Delta Louisiana Map

About Delta, Louisiana

Delta is a locality in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 174. The population density is 16.8 people per km². Delta is located at 32.3257°N, 90.9270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71233.

Delta, Louisiana, unfolds under a sky that often hangs heavy and bruised with coming rain, a sky that mirrors the broad, slow sweep of the land. It lies 35.4 miles west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 268°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-south-west of Vicksburg. Here, the Mississippi River’s ancient embrace has sculpted a terrain of flat, fertile plains, cut by bayous that snake like silver veins through dense stands of tupelo and cypress. The air itself carries a humid weight, rich with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that becomes the very pulse of summer. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss that sways like spectral beards, stand as stoic sentinels along the edges of fields, their roots grasping deep into the alluvial soil that defines this place. The very character of Delta is one of patient endurance, of life lived in harmony with the river's moods and the land's unwavering generosity. This is a place where history is written in the rich, dark loam and the weathered grain of old barns. Delta's story is inextricably linked to the mighty Mississippi, its founding tied to the agricultural bounty it promised and the challenges it posed. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the soil, with cotton and soybeans yielding their fortunes under the relentless sun. The faint, lingering scent of sugarcane can sometimes be detected on the breeze, a whisper of past harvests. While grand monuments are few, the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience forged in flood and drought, is its most notable feature. The rhythm of life in Delta moves with the seasons, a deliberate pace that allows for quiet observation, for the appreciation of a sunset that bleeds gold and rose across the unbroken horizon, painting the waterlogged fields in ephemeral glory.

About This Delta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Delta, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.325702, -90.92705. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Delta and Madison Parish.

Detailed location data for Delta includes the ZIP code (71233), telephone area code (318), county seat of Madison Parish, and school district assignment (Madison Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Delta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.