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Welcome to Spalding ...

Spalding is located in Nez Perce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spalding, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Spalding is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spalding: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Spalding: 83551<4>

Communities Also Named Spalding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spalding - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spalding ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarkston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Asotin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <5>
  • Lapwai
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <5>
  • Genesee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Juliaetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <5>
  • Culdesac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spalding ...

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

Adding Spalding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spalding post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spalding.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Nez Perce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spalding - 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 Spalding area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Spalding 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 Spalding). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spalding 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.
<6>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/