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Welcome to Godwin ...

Godwin is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

Godwin is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Godwin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Godwin, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Godwin: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Godwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Godwin - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Godwin ...

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

  • Twin Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Buhl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buhl is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhl <4>
  • Kimberly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Filer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <4>
  • Wendell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hansen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <4>
  • Eden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hollister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Castleford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godwin ...

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

Adding Godwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Godwin 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 Godwin was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godwin.

Footnotes ...

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