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Welcome to Grangeville ...

The city of Grangeville is located in Idaho County<1> and is the County Seat for Idaho County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grangeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grangeville has a population of 3,222 people<2> (see below for details).

Grangeville is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Grangeville is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Grangeville and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Grangeville: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Grangeville: 83530<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grangeville had an population of 3,222 people. This is an increase of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grangeville had a population of 3,141 people (which is 19.26% of the total population of Idaho County). This makes Grangeville the county's most populous community.

The population of Grangeville represents 0.2% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,141 people, the population of Grangeville decreased 2.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,228 people).

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

Communities Also Named Grangeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Grangeville - they are located in California (2), Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Grangeville ...

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

  • Cottonwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kooskia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stites
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White Bird
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greencreek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
  • Copperville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Copperville is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Shells Lick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Keuterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Cedar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grangeville. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grangeville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grangeville ...

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

Adding Grangeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grangeville 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 Grangeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grangeville post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grangeville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grangeville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grangeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Grangeville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Grangeville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Grangeville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grangeville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/