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Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Adams County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the altitude 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 travel west from Alpine, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Alpine: 208 & 986<3>

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)
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Midvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Crane is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Fruitvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cascade
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Donnelly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseberry is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Belvidere
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Tamarack
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Alpine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alpine post office opened in 1891. The Alpine post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alpine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Alpine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Alpine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/