Welcome to Elk City ...

Elk City is located in Idaho County<1>.

The location of Elk City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Elk City is 4,000 feet [1,219 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elk City is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elk City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Elk City, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Elk City: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Elk City: 83525<5>

Communities Also Named Elk City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Elk City - they are located in Kansas (2), Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Elk City ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Elk City.

• Dixie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <6>
• Lowell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
• Big Cedar
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
• Syringa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syringa
  • Syringa is located in Idaho County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk City ...

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

Adding Elk City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk City 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 for Elk City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Elk City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/