Welcome to Warm Lake ...

Warm Lake is located in Valley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warm Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.

A typical abbreviation for Warm Lake: Warm Lk.

Warm Lake is 5,320 feet [1,622 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Warm Lake is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Warm Lake: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Warm Lake: 83611<4>

Communities near Warm Lake ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Warm Lake.

Roseberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roseberry is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roseberry
- From Warm Lake to Roseberry
Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cascade
- From Warm Lake to Cascade
Donnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Donnelly is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <5>
Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belvidere
- From Warm Lake to Belvidere
Abstein Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abstein Place is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abstein Place
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abstein Place
- From Warm Lake to Abstein Place
Lake Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <5>
Yellow Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Pine <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yellow Pine
- From Warm Lake to Yellow Pine
McCall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCall is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <5>
Lardo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lardo is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lardo
- From Warm Lake to Lardo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warm Lake ...

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

Adding Warm Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warm Lake 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 Warm Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Warm Lake post office opened in 1940. The Warm Lake post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warm Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warm Lake - 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 Warm Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Warm Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	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 community (such as Warm Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Warm Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/