Welcome to Alta ...

Alta is located in Teton County<1>.

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

Alta is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alta is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Alta is within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Alta: 83414<3>

Communities Also Named Alta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Alta - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Montana (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee, Utah (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Alta ...

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

• Victor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teton County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Driggs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
  • Driggs is located in Teton County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <5>
• Tetonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
  • Tetonia is located in Teton County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <5>
• Chapin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Teton County (ID)
• Fox Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • Fox Creek is located in Teton County (ID)
• Felt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Teton County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>
• The String
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • The String is located in Teton County (ID)
• Teton Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton Village
  • Teton Village is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton Village <5>
• Moose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose
  • Moose is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose <5>
• Moose Wilson Road
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
  • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton 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 Alta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta ...

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

Adding Alta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Alta on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Teton County: www.tetonwyo.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/