Welcome to Avery ...

Avery is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Avery is located in Shoshone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Avery is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Avery is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Avery lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Avery (for example, toward Superior (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

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

The ZIP code for Avery: 83802<5>

Communities Also Named Avery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avery - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Avery ...

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

• Osburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <6>
• Wallace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
• Mullan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <6>
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
• Woodland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
• Saltese
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <6>
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County
• Calder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder
  • Calder is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calder <6>
• Frisco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
• Silverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <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 Avery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avery ...

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

Adding Avery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avery 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 Avery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Avery post office opened in 1910.

We also found Avery on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Idaho (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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