Welcome to Grangeville ...

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

The location of Grangeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Grangeville is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude 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 travel south from Grangeville, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Grangeville: (208) and (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Grangeville: 83530<6>

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 19.31% 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <7>
• Kooskia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
  • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <7>
• Stites
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
  • Stites is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <7>
• White Bird
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
  • White Bird is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <7>
• Fenn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <7>
• Greencreek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
  • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
• Copperville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Copperville is located in Idaho County
• Shells Lick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
• Keuterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuterville
  • Keuterville is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keuterville <7>
• Big Cedar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho 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 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 for Grangeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

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

We also found Grangeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grangeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

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