Welcome to Wardner ...

The city of Wardner is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Wardner is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wardner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wardner has a population of 182 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wardner is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wardner is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wardner lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wardner (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Wardner: (208) and (986)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wardner had an population of 182 people. This is a decrease of 3.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wardner had a population of 188 people. This makes Wardner the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Wardner represents 0.01% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 171st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 188 people, the population of Wardner decreased 12.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 215 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wardner - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Wardner ...

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

• Pinehurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <6>
• Osburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <6>
• Wallace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
• Mullan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <6>
• Kingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <6>
• Silverton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <6>
• Cataldo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataldo
  • Cataldo is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cataldo <6>
• Delta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Shoshone County
• Carbon Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
• Woodland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone 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 Wardner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wardner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wardner ...

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

Adding Wardner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wardner post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wardner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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