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).

Telephone 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.

• Grangeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <7>
• Shells Lick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
• Boles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Idaho County
• Fenn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <7>
• Mount Idaho
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
• Lucile
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucile have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
  • Lucile is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucile <7>
• Keuterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuterville
  • Keuterville is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keuterville <7>
• Cottonwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <7>
• Greencreek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
  • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
• Riggins
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
  • Riggins is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riggins <7>

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 for White Bird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

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

We also found White Bird in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

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