Welcome to Balta ...

The city of Balta is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

Balta was established in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Balta has a population of 60 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Balta is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Balta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Balta is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Balta had an population of 60 people. This is a decrease of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Balta had a population of 65 people. This makes Balta the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65 people, the population of Balta decreased 10.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 73 people).

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

Communities Also Named Balta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Balta - they are located in Kansas and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balta.

Communities near Balta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balta.

• Rugby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Rugby is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <5>
• Esmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Esmond is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <5>
• Orrin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrin
  • Orrin is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrin <5>
• Funston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Funston is located in McHenry County
• Berwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in McHenry County
• Pleasant Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
• Guthrie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
• Isabel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <5>
• Knox
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• Anamoose
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
  • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <5>

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 Balta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balta. 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 Balta.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balta ...

Looking for more information about Balta? 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 Balta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Balta.

Adding Balta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balta 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 Balta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Balta post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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