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Welcome to Shelley ...

The city of Shelley is located in Bingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shelley has a population of 4,469 people<2> (see below for details).

Shelley is 4,620 feet [1,408 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Shelley is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Shelley: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Shelley: 83274<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shelley had an population of 4,469 people. This is an increase of 1.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelley had a population of 4,409 people (which is 9.63% of the total population of Bingham County). This makes Shelley the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Shelley represents 0.28% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,409 people, the population of Shelley increased 15.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,813 people).

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

Communities Also Named Shelley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shelley - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia and Manitoba.

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

Websites for Shelley ...

Official Website: www.ci.shelley.id.us/

Communities near Shelley ...

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ammon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <6>
  • Blackfoot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Iona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Iona is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <6>
  • Ucon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <6>
  • Firth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Basalt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Wapello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Ozone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelley ...

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

Adding Shelley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelley post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, 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 Shelley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelley - 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 Shelley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Shelley 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 Shelley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shelley 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/