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Welcome to Cox ...

Cox is located in Bingham County<1>.

Cox is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cox is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Cox: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Cox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ohio (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cox ...

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ammon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <4>
  • Blackfoot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Iona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Iona is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <4>
  • Ucon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <4>
  • Firth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Basalt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Ozone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cox ...

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

Adding Cox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cox 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 Cox was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cox.

Footnotes ...

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