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Welcome to Paul ...

The city of Paul is located in Minidoka County<1>.

Paul was established in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paul has a population of 1,446 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Paul is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Paul is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Paul: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Paul: 83347<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paul had an population of 1,446 people. This is an increase of 23.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paul had a population of 1,169 people (which is 5.82% of the total population of Minidoka County). This makes Paul the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Paul represents 0.07% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,169 people, the population of Paul increased 17.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 998 people).

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

Communities Also Named Paul ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Paul - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Paul ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paul ...

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

Adding Paul to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paul 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 for Paul was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Paul post office opened in 1913.

We also found Paul mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paul.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Minidoka, 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 Paul.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paul - 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 Paul area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Paul 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 Paul). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paul 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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