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Welcome to Elk Creek ...

Elk Creek is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Creek: Elk Crk. (or less commonly used: Elk Ck. or Elk Cr.)

Elk Creek is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elk Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Elk Creek (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Elk Creek: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Elk Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Elk Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elk Creek ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
  • Pinehurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Osburn is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <4>
  • Wallace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallace is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
  • Mullan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mullan is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <4>
  • Smelterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wardner is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <4>
  • Silverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sweeney is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Carbon Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Center is also located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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