Welcome to Basalt ...The city of Basalt is located in Bingham County<1>. The pronunciation of Basalt: BAY-salt<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Basalt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Basalt has a population of 407 people<3> (see below for details). Basalt is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Basalt is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Basalt lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Basalt: 208 & 986<5> The ZIP code for Basalt: 83218<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Basalt had an population of 407 people. This is an increase of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.86% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Basalt had a population of 394 people. This makes Basalt the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Basalt represents 0.03% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 140th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 394 people, the population of Basalt decreased 5.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 419 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Basalt. Communities Also Named Basalt ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Basalt - they are located in Colorado and Nevada (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basalt. Communities near Basalt ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basalt.
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 Basalt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basalt. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basalt. 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 Basalt. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basalt. See our Newspapers Page for Basalt. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basalt ...Looking for more information about Basalt? 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 Basalt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Basalt. Adding Basalt to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Basalt 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 Basalt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Basalt. Footnotes ...
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