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Welcome to Victor ...

The city of Victor is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Victor has a population of 2,492 people<2> (see below for details).

Victor is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Victor is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Victor lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Victor: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Victor: 83455<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Victor had an population of 2,492 people. This is an increase of 29.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 196.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Victor had a population of 1,928 people (which is 18.99% of the total population of Teton County). This makes Victor the county's most populous community.

The population of Victor represents 0.12% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,928 people, the population of Victor increased 129.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 840 people).

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

Communities Also Named Victor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Victor - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Victor ...

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

  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in Teton County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,572 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
  • Driggs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swan Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tetonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Irwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <6>
  • Aline ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Alta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moose Wilson Road
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
  • Teton Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victor ...

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

Adding Victor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Victor 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 Victor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Victor post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Victor.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Victor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Victor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Victor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Victor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/