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Welcome to Donnelly ...

The city of Donnelly is located in Valley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donnelly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donnelly has a population of 219 people<2> (see below for details).

Donnelly is 4,860 feet [1,481 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Donnelly is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Donnelly (for example, toward Halfway (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Donnelly: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Donnelly: 83615<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donnelly had an population of 219 people. This is an increase of 44.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 58.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donnelly had a population of 152 people. This makes Donnelly the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 152 people, the population of Donnelly increased 10.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 138 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Donnelly.

Communities Also Named Donnelly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Donnelly - they are located in Alaska, Alberta, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Donnelly ...

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

  • McCall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cascade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Council
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • New Meadows
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lardo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lardo is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
  • Belvidere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belvidere is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Meadows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Fruitvale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mesa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donnelly ...

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

Adding Donnelly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donnelly 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 Donnelly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Donnelly post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donnelly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Donnelly.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donnelly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Donnelly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Donnelly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Donnelly). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Donnelly or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/