Welcome to Albion ...

The city of Albion is located in Cassia County<1>.

The location of Albion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Albion has a population of 277 people<3> (see below for details).

Albion is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Albion is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Albion: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Albion: 83311<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Albion had an population of 277 people. This is an increase of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Albion had a population of 267 people. This makes Albion the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Albion represents 0.02% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 157th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 267 people, the population of Albion increased 1.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 262 people).

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

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Albion ...

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

• Burley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
  • Burley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burley <7>
• Rupert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <7>
• Heyburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
  • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <7>
• Paul
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Paul is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <7>
• Oakley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <7>
• Declo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
  • Declo is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <7>
• Malta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <7>
• Acequia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Elba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <7>
• Amalga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
  • Amalga is located in Minidoka 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 Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

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

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albion 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 Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1879.

We also found Albion in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cassia County: www.cassiacounty.org/

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