Summary for Sunset

So far, we found very little information about Sunset. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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About Sunset (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Sunset is historic. The information below applies to the area where Sunset would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Sunset was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)<2>

Telephone Area Codes: 208 & 986<3>

Elevation: 6,290 feet [1,917.19 m] above sea level<4>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sunset:

Lat: 47.562400° (or 47°33'44" N)

Lon: -115.835400° (or -115°50'7" W)

USGS Topo Map: Burke<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sunset

GNIS ID: 399202

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunset)

About Shoshone County

The community of Wallace is the County Seat for Shoshone County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Shoshone)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<7>	12,882 (1.04% increase since 2010)
2010	12,749 (7.42% decrease since 2000)
2000:	13,771

Total Area:<8> 2,635 sq. miles [6,824.9 km²]

Housing Units: <9> 7,061

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shoshone

GNIS ID: 1702379

FIPS State / County Code: 16 / 079

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunset)

About Idaho

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,789,060 (14.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,567,582 (21.15% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,293,953

Websites for State of Idaho

Official Website: https://idaho.gov/

Tourism: https://visitidaho.org/

Parks: https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov

Fishing: https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish

Hunting: https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Idaho

GNIS ID: 1779783

FIPS State: 16

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunset)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While Sunset is in the Pacific Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<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 Sunset area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Sunset area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunset - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sunset, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sunset.
<7>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<8>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sunset. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<9>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).