Welcome to Enid ...

Enid is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Enid is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Enid is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Enid (for example, toward Alexander (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Enid: 406

Communities Also Named Enid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Enid - they are located in Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Enid ...

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

• Richey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Richey is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richey
  • From Enid to Richey
• Fox Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fox Lake
  • From Enid to Fox Lake
• Lambert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lambert
  • From Enid to Lambert
• Bloomfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomfield
  • From Enid to Bloomfield
• Crane
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crane
  • From Enid to Crane
• Knife River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County
• Piche
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Piche
  • From Enid to Piche
• Savage
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savage
  • From Enid to Savage
• Sidney
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sidney
  • From Enid to Sidney
• Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
  • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt 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 Enid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Enid.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enid ...

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

Adding Enid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Enid 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 Enid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Enid post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enid.