Welcome to Delhi ...

The village of Delhi is located in Delaware County<1> and is the County Seat for Delaware County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delhi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Delhi has a population of 2,888 people<2> (see below for details).

Delhi is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Delhi: 13753<4>

Websites for Delhi ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Delhi, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Delhi had an population of 2,888 people. This is a decrease of 6.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Delhi had a population of 3,087 people (which is 6.43% of the total population of Delaware County). This makes Delhi the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Delhi represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 686th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,087 people, the population of Delhi increased 19.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,583 people).

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

Communities Also Named Delhi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Delhi - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Delhi ...

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

• Oneonta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <6>
• Walton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <6>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <6>
• Otego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <6>
• Margaretville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <6>
• Schenevus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <6>
• Hobart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <6>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
• Andes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <6>
• Laurens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delhi. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Delhi.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delhi ...

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

Adding Delhi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delhi 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 Delhi was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Delhi in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delhi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/