Delta Mississippi Map

About Delta, Mississippi

Delta is a locality in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. Delta is located at 34.4232°N, 90.1290°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38621.

Delta lies low, a flat expanse where the sky presses down with an almost tangible weight, its vastness broken only by the patient geometry of fields. It lies 35.0 miles west of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 277°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Crenshaw. The air here carries the rich, damp scent of turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant murmur beneath the cicadas' incessant song. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, falls in broad, unblinking swathes across the landscape, bleaching the pale green of cotton stalks and deepening the emerald of soybeans. Roads, straight as a surveyor's line, cut through the land, leading to farmhouses that seem to emerge organically from the rich soil, their porches worn smooth by generations of quiet living. The landscape itself breathes with a slow, steady rhythm, a testament to the enduring power of the elements and the quiet persistence of those who call Delta home. This corner of Panola County, though part of the broader Delta region, carries its own distinct history, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile soil that stretches to the horizon. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, the cotton fields and soybean rows defining the economic and visual character of Delta. The echoes of a past where sharecroppers and large plantations shaped the social fabric can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent beneath the modern agricultural operations. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring presence of the land itself serves as a constant reminder of its agricultural heritage. The quiet hum of tractors in the fields and the occasional grain truck rumbling down a county road are the modern-day pulse of Delta, a place that continues to draw its identity from the bounty of its earth.

About This Delta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Delta, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.423163, -90.128981. 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 Panola County.

Detailed location data for Delta includes the ZIP code (38666), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Panola County (Batesville), and school district assignment. 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.