Welcome to Collister ...

Collister is located in Ada County<1>.

Collister is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Collister is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Collister: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Collister ...

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

Boise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boise
- From Collister to Boise
Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ada County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meridian
- From Collister to Meridian
Nampa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nampa is located in Canyon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nampa
- From Collister to Nampa
Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Ada County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle
- From Collister to Eagle
Kuna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kuna is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kuna
- From Collister to Kuna
Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middleton
- From Collister to Middleton
Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emmett
- From Collister to Emmett
Horseshoe Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <4>
Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearl
- From Collister to Pearl

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 Collister. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collister.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collister ...

Looking for more information about Collister? 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 Collister, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collister.

Footnotes ...

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