Welcome to Caldwell ...

The city of Caldwell is located in Canyon County<1> (at the time of its founding, Caldwell was located in Ada County) and is the County Seat for Canyon County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caldwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Caldwell has a population of 58,635 people<2> (see below for details).

Caldwell is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Caldwell is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Caldwell: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP codes for Caldwell: 83605-83607<5>

Websites for Caldwell ...

Official Website:   www.city.cityofcaldwell.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chamber.cityofcaldwell.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Caldwell had an population of 58,635 people. This is an increase of 26.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 125.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Caldwell had a population of 46,237 people (which is 24.47% of the total population of Canyon County). This makes Caldwell the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Caldwell represents 2.95% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 46,237 people, the population of Caldwell increased 78.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 25,967 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Caldwell.

Communities Also Named Caldwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Caldwell - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caldwell ...

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

• Meridian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
• Nampa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <6>
• Eagle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Kuna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <6>
• Garden City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
• Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
• Emmett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Gem County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <6>
• Homedale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
  • Homedale is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <6>
• Parma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <6>
• Wilder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
  • Wilder is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Caldwell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caldwell ...

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

Adding Caldwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caldwell 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 Caldwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Caldwell post office opened in 1883.

We also found Caldwell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caldwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Caldwell: www.city.cityofcaldwell.com/

The official website for Canyon County: www.canyoncounty.org/

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