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Welcome to McCall ...

The city of McCall is located in Valley County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McCall has a population of 3,614 people<2> (see below for details).

McCall is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of McCall is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from McCall (for example, toward Halfway (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for McCall: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for McCall: 83638<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McCall had an population of 3,614 people. This is an increase of 20.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 73.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCall had a population of 2,991 people (which is 30.56% of the total population of Valley County). This makes McCall the county's most populous community.

The population of McCall represents 0.19% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,991 people, the population of McCall increased 43.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,084 people).

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

Communities Also Named McCall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McCall - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Washington.

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

Websites for McCall ...

Official Website: www.mccall.id.us/

Communities near McCall ...

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

  • New Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Donnelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Roseberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Roseberry is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Rubicon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rubicon is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Tamarack
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fruitvale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Council
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mesa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCall ...

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

Adding McCall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCall 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 McCall was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCall.

Footnotes ...

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