Welcome to Georgetown ...

The city of Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, 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, Georgetown has a population of 496 people<2> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 6,030 feet [1,838 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Georgetown is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Georgetown: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 83239<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 496 people. This is an increase of 4.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 476 people (or 7.95% of the total population of Bear Lake County). This makes Georgetown the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.03% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 476 people, the population of Georgetown decreased 11.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 538 people).

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

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Georgetown ...

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

• Soda Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <7>
• Montpelier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <7>
• Grace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <7>
• Paris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <7>
• Bloomington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <7>
• Bennington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
• Bern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
  • Bern is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bern <7>
• Bench
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
  • Bench is located in Caribou County
• Wardboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
• Dingle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

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

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Georgetown mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

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