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Welcome to Hazelton ...

The city of Hazelton is located in Jerome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hazelton has a population of 823 people<2> (see below for details).

Hazelton is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hazelton is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hazelton: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Hazelton: 83335<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hazelton had an population of 823 people. This is an increase of 9.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hazelton had a population of 753 people. This makes Hazelton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hazelton represents 0.05% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 753 people, the population of Hazelton increased 9.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 687 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hazelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hazelton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hazelton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelton ...

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

Adding Hazelton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hazelton post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Jerome, 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 Hazelton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazelton - 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 Hazelton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Hazelton 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 Hazelton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hazelton 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/