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Welcome to McCarthy ...

McCarthy is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

McCarthy is located in Shoshone County<1>.

McCarthy is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McCarthy is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: McCarthy lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from McCarthy (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for McCarthy: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named McCarthy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McCarthy - they are located in Alaska and Quebec.

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

Communities near McCarthy ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mullan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smelterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Carbon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Larson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Larson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCarthy ...

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

Footnotes ...

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