Welcome to Carey ...

The city of Carey is located in Blaine County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carey has a population of 642 people<3> (see below for details).

Carey is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Carey is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Carey: (208) and (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Carey: 83320<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carey had an population of 642 people. This is an increase of 6.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carey had a population of 604 people. This makes Carey the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Carey represents 0.04% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 604 people, the population of Carey increased 17.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 513 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Carey - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carey ...

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

• Bellevue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <7>
• Picabo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picabo
  • Picabo is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picabo <7>
• Tikura
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tikura have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tikura
  • Tikura is located in Blaine County
• Gannett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
  • Gannett is located in Blaine County
• Broadford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Broadford is located in Blaine County
• Richfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <7>
• Magic City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
• Hailey
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
  • Hailey is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <7>
• Triumph
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
  • Triumph is located in Blaine County
• Besslen
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besslen
  • Besslen is located in Lincoln 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 Carey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carey ...

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

Adding Carey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carey 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 Carey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Carey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/

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