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Welcome to Dehlin ...

Dehlin is located in Bonneville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dehlin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Dehlin is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dehlin is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Dehlin: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Dehlin ...

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ammon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Iona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Ririe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <4>
  • Bone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bone is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
  • Ozone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
  • Taylorville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Shelley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Swan Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dehlin ...

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

Adding Dehlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dehlin 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 Dehlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dehlin post office opened in 1917. The Dehlin post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dehlin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bonneville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dehlin - 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 Dehlin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Dehlin 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.
<5>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/