Welcome to Carmen ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Carmen is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carmen is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Carmen: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Carmen: 83462<4>

Communities Also Named Carmen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Carmen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Kansas (2), New York, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Carmen ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Carmen.

Salmon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salmon is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salmon <5>
Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
North Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fork <5>
Cobalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cobalt is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobalt <5>
Shoup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoup is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoup
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoup <5>
Gibbonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gibbonsville is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbonsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbonsville <5>
Tendoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tendoy is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendoy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tendoy <5>
Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
Lemhi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lemhi is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemhi
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemhi <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carmen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carmen.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carmen ...

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

Adding Carmen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carmen 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 Carmen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carmen post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmen.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lemhi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carmen - 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 Carmen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Carmen 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 Carmen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carmen 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/