Delta is a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana, home to about 174 people across 4.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71233, and parts of 71282 are in Delta too.
Homes sold for a median of $73 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Delta
Mostly Tallulah; part is in Delta
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Delta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)174 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA176 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX315 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Delta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Delta had 232 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 452nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Madison Parish grew from 12,322 residents in 1900 to 10,017 in 2020.
Madison Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 53.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tallulah Vicksburg Ap, LA weather station (5 miles away).
2,539 jobs at 179 businesses in Madison Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Tallulah, Richmond and Mound.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.