Welcome to Tahoe ...
Tahoe is located in Idaho County<1>.
Tahoe is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tahoe is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Tahoe lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tahoe: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Tahoe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tahoe.
- Grangeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kamiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kooskia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Syringa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Syringa is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syringa
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Kamiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
- Mount Idaho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
- Weippe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greencreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greencreek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
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 Tahoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tahoe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tahoe. 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 Tahoe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tahoe. See our Newspapers Page for Tahoe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tahoe ...
Looking for more information about Tahoe? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tahoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tahoe.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tahoe - 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 Tahoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Tahoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |