Welcome to Idalou ...

The city of Idalou is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Idalou is located in Lubbock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Idalou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Idalou has a population of 2,313 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Idalou is 3,180 feet [969 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Idalou is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Idalou lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Idalou is within the boundaries of the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Idalou: 79329<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Idalou had an population of 2,313 people. This is an increase of 2.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Idalou had a population of 2,250 people. This makes Idalou the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,250 people, the population of Idalou increased 4.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,157 people).

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

Communities near Idalou ...

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

• Lubbock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbock
  • Lubbock is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubbock <5>
• Slaton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaton
  • Slaton is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaton <5>
• Abernathy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
  • Abernathy is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abernathy <5>
• Shallowater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowater
  • Shallowater is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallowater <5>
• Ralls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls
  • Ralls is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralls <5>
• Ransom Canyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
  • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <5>
• Petersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Lorenzo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <5>
• New Deal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
  • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
• Buffalo Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idalou ...

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

Adding Idalou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Idalou post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Idalou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lubbock County: www.co.lubbock.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/