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Welcome to Payette ...

The city of Payette is located in Payette County<1> (at the time of its founding, Payette was located in Canyon County) and is the County Seat for Payette County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Payette has a population of 7,782 people<2> (see below for details).

Payette is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Payette is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Payette: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Payette: 83661<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Payette had an population of 7,782 people. This is an increase of 4.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Payette had a population of 7,433 people (which is 32.84% of the total population of Payette County). This makes Payette the county's most populous community.

The population of Payette represents 0.47% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,433 people, the population of Payette increased 5.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,054 people).

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

Communities near Payette ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payette. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Payette.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payette ...

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

Adding Payette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Payette post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payette.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Payette.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payette - 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 Payette area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Payette 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 Payette). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Payette 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/