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Delta County Emergency Telephone Service Authority

The Delta County Board of County Commissioners has been designated by Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the below-listed jurisdictions to act as the Emergency Telephone Service Authority (ETSA) for Delta County and to direct 911 functions related to the Delta County Communications Center. 

Agencies part of the IGA designating the Delta County Board of Commissioners to act as the ETSA:

  • City of Delta
  • Town of Cedaredge
  • Town of Paonia
  • Town of Crawford
  • Town of Hotchkiss
  • Town of Orchard City
  • North Fork Ambulance Association (now North Fork Ambulance Health Service District),
  • Delta County Fire Protection Districts 1 through 5 (Delta, Paonia, Cedaredge, Hotchkiss and Crawford)
  • Delta County Memorial Hospital District (now Delta Health)
  • Delta County Ambulance District (formerly Cedaredge and Delta Ambulance services separately) 

The Board of County Commissioners serve as the governing body for the Delta County 9-1-1 Service Area and regulate the Emergency Telephone Charge (ETC) for the 9-1-1 Authority. The day-to-day administration of the 9-1-1 Dispatch Center is overseen by the Sheriff and Undersheriff and the Office of Emergency Management serves as the E911 Program Manager.  

 The Delta County E9-1-1 Authority is empowered with operation of the 9-1-1 emergency telephone service for the following areas and telephone exchanges: 

Area CodeTelephone PrefixCommunity Served
970874 and 399City of Delta and surrounding area 
970872Town of Hotchkiss,  Lazear, and surrounding areas
970856Town of Cedaredge and surrounding areas including Grand Mesa 
970835Town of Orchard City - Austin, Eckert and Cory and surrounding areas
970527Town of Paonia, Bowie area and surrounding areas
970921Town of Crawford and surrounding areas including Maher in Montrose County
970929Town of Somerset and surrounding areas including McClure Pass/Muddy Creek/CR-12 areas in Gunnison County 

Delta County 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Boundary Map

The Delta County ETSA also includes wireless communications within Delta County and portions of eastern Montrose County and Western Gunnison counties as shown on our Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) boundary map as pictured above.  The authority is authorized to collect an emergency telephone service charge for all landline, wireless and VoIP telephones within our service area.

Current ETC Rate:

  • The current ETC Rate for Delta County 9-1-1 until February 1, 2026 is $1.97 per line per month. 
  • Effective February 1, 2026 the rate increases to $2.17 per line per month.
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