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Welcome to White Bird ...

The city of White Bird is located in Idaho County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Bird, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, White Bird has a population of 90 people<2> (see below for details).

White Bird is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from White Bird (for example, toward New Meadows), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for White Bird: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for White Bird: 83554<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, White Bird had an population of 90 people. This is a decrease of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, White Bird had a population of 91 people. This makes White Bird the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 91 people, the population of White Bird decreased 14.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 106 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for White Bird.

Communities near White Bird ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Bird ...

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

Adding White Bird to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Bird post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Bird.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, 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 White Bird.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Bird - 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 White Bird area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the White Bird 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 White Bird). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Bird 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/