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Welcome to Monteview ...

Monteview is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monteview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Monteview is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Monteview is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Monteview: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Monteview: 83435<4>

Communities near Monteview ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Monteview.

  • Mud Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hamer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <5>
  • Terreton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dubois
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Howe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monteview ...

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

Adding Monteview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monteview 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 Monteview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Monteview post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monteview.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monteview - 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 Monteview area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Monteview area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Monteview). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Monteview or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/