Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Delhi, LA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Delhi comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Delhi have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delhi, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Delhi.
Power comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Delhi. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Delhi Water Supply
Town of Delhi Water Supply supplies almost all of Delhi. It draws ground water and serves 4,071 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1083002.
4 home internet providers serve Delhi
100% of 1,122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 60% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Delhi’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delhi.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Delhi is in Richland Parish School District.
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Delhi is in ZIP code 71232
ZIP codes where Delhi residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delhi | ZIP’s residents in Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71232 | Delhi, LA | 100% | 43% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Delhi
Who supplies Delhi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Delhi Water Supply (EPA ID LA1083002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Delhi?
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Delhi?
Sparklight, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Delhi?
71232. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delhi in?
Richland Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Delhi?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Richland Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.