Delhi ( DEL-hye) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County in the U.S. state of California. Delhi is 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Merced, at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m). According to the 2020 census, the population was 10,656.

Delhi is located in northern Merced County at 37°25′56″N 120°46′43″W / 37.43222°N 120.77861°W / 37.43222; -120.77861. It lies northwest across the Merced River from Livingston. Hilmar is to the west, Turlock is to the north, and Ballico is to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Delhi CDP has a total Place of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km), all of it land.

Delhi is the largest unincorporated town in Merced County. The Delhi Municipal Advisory Council advises the Merced County Board of Supervisors nearly any services which are or may be provided within the boundaries of the Delhi School District by the County or supplementary local governmental agencies. It has its own unified hypothetical district as soon as three K-through-8th schools, (El Capitan Elementary, Schendel Elementary, and Harmony School), one high school, (Delhi Educational Park), and one continuation high school, (Shattuck Educational Park). Delhi’s Harmony School opened in 2005. Delhi is in the Turlock Irrigation District, which provides farm water and electrical service. The Delhi County Water District provides drinking water and sewer service.