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Welcome to Silverton ...

Silverton is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Silverton is located in Shoshone County<1>.

Silverton is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Silverton is ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Silverton: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Silverton: 83867<4>

Communities Also Named Silverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Silverton - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Silverton ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mullan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smelterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Frisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Carbon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Larson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Larson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silverton - 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 Silverton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Silverton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Silverton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silverton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.