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Welcome to Omega ...

Omega is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Omega is located in Benewah County<1>.

Omega is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Omega is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Omega, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Omega: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Omega ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Omega - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Omega ...

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

  • Saint Maries
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatcolet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
  • Parkline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Parkline is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
  • Saint Joe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Medimont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Santa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Calder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omega ...

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

Footnotes ...

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