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Welcome to New Meadows ...

The city of New Meadows is located in Adams County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Meadows has a population of 532 people<2> (see below for details).

New Meadows is 3,860 feet [1,177 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of New Meadows is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for New Meadows: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for New Meadows: 83654<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Meadows had an population of 532 people. This is an increase of 7.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Meadows had a population of 496 people (which is 12.52% of the total population of Adams County). This makes New Meadows the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of New Meadows represents 0.03% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 496 people, the population of New Meadows decreased 6.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 533 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Meadows.

Communities Also Named New Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Meadows - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near New Meadows ...

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

  • McCall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Council
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Donnelly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rubicon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rubicon is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Tamarack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lardo ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lardo is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
  • Fruitvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseberry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseberry is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Pollock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Meadows ...

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

Adding New Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Meadows 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 New Meadows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Meadows post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Meadows.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Adams, 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 New Meadows.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Meadows - 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 New Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the New Meadows 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 New Meadows). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Meadows 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.
<7>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/