Welcome to Fish Haven ...

Fish Haven is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fish Haven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Fish Haven: Fish Hvn. (or less commonly used: Fish Havn.)

Fish Haven is 5,950 feet [1,814 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fish Haven is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fish Haven: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Fish Haven: 83287<4>

Communities near Fish Haven ...

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

Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Rich County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garden City
- From Fish Haven to Garden City
Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Bear Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paris
- From Fish Haven to Paris
Laketown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laketown is located in Rich County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laketown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laketown
- From Fish Haven to Laketown
Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bloomington
- From Fish Haven to Bloomington
Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Charles
- From Fish Haven to Saint Charles
Pickelville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pickelville
- From Fish Haven to Pickelville
Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meadowville
- From Fish Haven to Meadowville
Dingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dingle
- From Fish Haven to Dingle
Wardboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wardboro
- From Fish Haven to Wardboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fish Haven ...

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

Adding Fish Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fish Haven 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 Fish Haven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fish Haven post office opened in 1867. The Fish Haven post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fish Haven.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fish Haven - 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 Fish Haven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Fish Haven 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 Fish Haven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fish Haven 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/