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Welcome to Hydra ...

Hydra is located in Jerome County<1>.

Hydra is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hydra is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Hydra: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Hydra ...

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

  • Twin Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Buhl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gooding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Filer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoshone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hansen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dietrich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hydra ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hydra - 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 Hydra area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Hydra 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.