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Welcome to Robin ...

Robin is located in Bannock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Robin is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Robin is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Robin: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Robin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Robin - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Robin ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robin ...

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

Adding Robin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robin 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 Robin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Robin post office opened in 1899.

We also found Robin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robin - 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 Robin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Robin 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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