Welcome to Emmett ...

The city of Emmett is located in Gem County<1> and is the County Seat for Gem County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Emmett has a population of 7,077 people<2> (see below for details).

Emmett is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Emmett is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Emmett: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Emmett: 83617<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Emmett had an population of 7,077 people. This is an increase of 7.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Emmett had a population of 6,557 people (or 39.22% of the total population of Gem County). This makes Emmett the county's most populous community.

The population of Emmett represents 0.42% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,557 people, the population of Emmett increased 19.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,490 people).

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

Communities Also Named Emmett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Emmett: This one is located in Gem County and the other is located in Ada County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 11 communities that are also named Emmett - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emmett ...

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

• Meridian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
• Caldwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
• Eagle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
• Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
• Middleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <6>
• New Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
  • New Plymouth is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <6>
• Horseshoe Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <6>
• Notus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notus have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
  • Notus is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <6>
• Bramwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Gem County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emmett. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Emmett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmett ...

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

Adding Emmett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emmett 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 Emmett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Emmett post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gem County: www.co.gem.id.us/

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