Welcome to Wapi ...

Wapi is located in Blaine County<1>.

The location of Wapi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Wapi: WAH-pie<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wapi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Wapi is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wapi is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Wapi: (208) and (986)<5>

Communities near Wapi ...

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

• American Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Falls
  • American Falls is located in Power County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Falls <6>
• Rockland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Power County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <6>
• Minidoka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minidoka
  • Minidoka is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minidoka <6>
• Acequia
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Aberdeen
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
• Rupert
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
• Declo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
  • Declo is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <6>
• Sublett
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
  • Sublett is located in Cassia County
• Albion
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
• Amalga
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
  • Amalga is located in Minidoka County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wapi ...

Looking for more information about Wapi? 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 Wapi, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wapi.

Adding Wapi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wapi post office opened in 1892.

We also found Wapi in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wapi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wapi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/