Welcome to Smelterville ...

The city of Smelterville is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Smelterville is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smelterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smelterville has a population of 620 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Smelterville is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Smelterville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Smelterville: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Smelterville: 83868<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smelterville had an population of 620 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smelterville had a population of 627 people. This makes Smelterville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Smelterville represents 0.04% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 627 people, the population of Smelterville decreased 3.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 651 people).

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

Communities Also Named Smelterville ...

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

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

Communities near Smelterville ...

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

• Osburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <6>
• Wallace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
• Mullan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <6>
• Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <6>
• Cataldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataldo
  • Cataldo is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cataldo <6>
• Canyon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
• Delta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Shoshone County
• Silverton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <6>
• Carbon Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
• Rose Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
  • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai 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 Smelterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smelterville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smelterville ...

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

Adding Smelterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smelterville 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 Smelterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Smelterville post office opened in 1929.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smelterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smelterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/