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Welcome to Roy ...

Roy is located in Power County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Roy is 5,100 feet [1,554 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Roy is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Roy: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Roy - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Roy ...

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

  • Rockland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Arbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
    • Holbrook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <4>
  • Sublett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
    • Sublett is located in Cassia County
  • Pauline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
    • Pauline is located in Power County
  • Stone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Malta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
  • Snowville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • American Falls
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantview
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roy ...

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

Adding Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roy post office opened in 1912.

We also found Roy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roy.

Footnotes ...

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