Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Alpine is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Alpine is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Alpine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Alpine and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Alpine: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Alpine: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Alpine ...

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

• Council
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council <5>
• Cambridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Midvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
  • Midvale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <5>
• Fruitvale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
• Cascade
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Donnelly
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
  • Donnelly is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <5>
• Roseberry
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Roseberry is located in Valley County
• Belvidere
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Valley County
• Tamarack
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Tamarack is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamarack <5>
• Lake Fork
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
  • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <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 Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

Looking for more information about Alpine? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alpine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alpine.

Adding Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alpine post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/