Welcome to Hazelton ...

The city of Hazelton is located in Jerome County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hazelton has a population of 823 people<3> (see below for details).

Hazelton is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hazelton is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Hazelton: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Hazelton: 83335<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hazelton had an population of 823 people. This is an increase of 9.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hazelton had a population of 753 people. This makes Hazelton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hazelton represents 0.05% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 753 people, the population of Hazelton increased 9.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 687 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hazelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hazelton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hazelton ...

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

• Twin Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <7>
• Burley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
  • Burley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burley <7>
• Kimberly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <7>
• Heyburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
  • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <7>
• Paul
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Paul is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <7>
• Hansen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
  • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <7>
• Murtaugh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
  • Murtaugh is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murtaugh <7>
• Artesian City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
  • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
• Falls City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Jerome County
• Pella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Cassia 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 Hazelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelton ...

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

Adding Hazelton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hazelton post office opened in 1907.

We also found Hazelton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jerome County: www.jeromecounty.org/

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