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Located in: Owyhee County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Three Frks.

Time Zone: Three Forks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 208 & 986<2>

Elevation: 5,180 feet [1,578.86 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

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

Lat: 42.101600° (or 42°6'5" N)

Lon: -115.838700° (or -115°50'19" W)

USGS Topo Map: Black Leg Creek<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Three Forks

GNIS ID: 397252

FIPS State / Place Code: 16 / 81210

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

About Owyhee County

The community of Murphy is the County Seat for Owyhee County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	11,823 (3.05% increase since 2010)
2010	11,473 (7.79% increase since 2000)
2000:	10,644

Total Area:<7> 7,696 sq. miles [19,935.1 km²]

Housing Units: <8> 4,781

Official Website: https://owyheecounty.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Owyhee

GNIS ID: 399760

FIPS State / County Code: 16 / 073

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

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 Three Forks)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Three Forks is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
<2>	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 Three Forks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Three Forks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Three Forks, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Three Forks.
<6>	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.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Three Forks. 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.
<8>	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).