Welcome to Felt ...
Felt is located in Teton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Felt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Felt is 6,030 feet [1,838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Felt is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Felt lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Felt: 208 & 986<3>
The ZIP code for Felt: 83424<4>
Communities Also Named Felt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Felt - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Felt.
Communities near Felt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Felt.
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Driggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tetonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drummond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Warm River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Warm River is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Aline ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aline is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Squirrel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
- Fox Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Creek is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
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 Felt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Felt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Felt. 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 Felt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Felt. See our Newspapers Page for Felt.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Felt ...
Looking for more information about Felt? 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 Felt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Felt.
Adding Felt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Felt 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 Felt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Felt post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Felt.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Felt - 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 Felt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Felt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 community (such as Felt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Felt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |