Welcome to Letha ...

Letha is located in Gem County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Letha: LEETH-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Letha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Letha is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Letha is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Letha: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Letha: 83636<6>

Communities Also Named Letha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Letha - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Letha ...

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

• Caldwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <7>
• Eagle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <7>
• Star
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <7>
• Ontario
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <7>
• Middleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <7>
• Payette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
  • Payette is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <7>
• Emmett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Gem County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <7>
• Fruitland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <7>
• Nyssa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
  • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <7>
• Parma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Letha ...

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

Adding Letha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Letha 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 Letha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Letha post office opened in 1911.

We also found Letha mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Letha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gem County: www.co.gem.id.us/

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