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Welcome to Avery ...

Avery is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Avery is located in Shoshone County<1>.

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.<2> 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).

Area Codes for Avery: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Avery: 83802<4>

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)
  • Wallace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mullan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • East Portal ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • Larson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Larson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Woodland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Saltese
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Calder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Frisco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco

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 (so far) for Avery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avery - 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 Avery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Avery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Avery). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Avery or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/