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Welcome to Powell Junction ...

Powell Junction is located in Idaho County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Powell Junction: Powell Jct. (or less commonly used: Powell Jctn.)

Powell Junction is 5,870 feet [1,789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Powell Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Powell Junction (for example, toward Stevensville (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Powell Junction: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Powell Junction ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Powell Junction.

  • Moose City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Moose City is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
  • The Cedars
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
  • Pinesdale
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Victor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cinnabar Court
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
  • Florence
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Stevensville
    (30 miles [48.3 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 Powell Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powell Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powell Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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