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Welcome to Lifton ...

Lifton is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

Lifton is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lifton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lifton: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Lifton ...

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

  • Montpelier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cokeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pickelville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
    • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Dingle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fish Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wardboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
    • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake 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 Lifton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lifton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lifton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lifton - 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 Lifton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Lifton 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.