Welcome to Payette Heights ...
Payette Heights is located in Payette County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Payette Heights: Payette Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Payette Heights is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Payette Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Payette Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Payette Heights: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Payette Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Payette Heights.
- Ontario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weiser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nyssa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <4>
- Parma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <4>
- New Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Apple Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
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 Payette Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payette Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Payette Heights. 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 Payette Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payette Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Payette Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payette Heights ...
Looking for more information about Payette Heights? 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 Payette Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Payette Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Payette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payette Heights - 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 Payette Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Payette Heights 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. |