Welcome to Bern ...

Bern is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Bern is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bern is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Bern: (208) & (986)<3>

The ZIP code for Bern: 83220<4>

Communities Also Named Bern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bern - they are located in California and Kansas.

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

Communities near Bern ...

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

• Montpelier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Bloomington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Saint Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Bennington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
• Wardboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
• Dingle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <5>
• Geneva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
• Bench
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
  • Bench is located in Caribou County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bern ...

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

Adding Bern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bern post office opened in 1901.

We also found Bern on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

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