Welcome to Roberts ...

The city of Roberts is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roberts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roberts has a population of 649 people<3> (see below for details).

Roberts is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Roberts is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Roberts: 83444<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roberts had an population of 649 people. This is an increase of 11.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roberts had a population of 580 people. This makes Roberts the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Roberts represents 0.04% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 580 people, the population of Roberts decreased 10.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 647 people).

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

Communities Also Named Roberts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Roberts - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Roberts ...

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

• Idaho Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <7>
• Rexburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <7>
• Ammon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <7>
• Rigby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <7>
• Iona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <7>
• Ucon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <7>
• Menan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <7>
• Ririe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <7>
• Lewisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <7>
• Mud Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake
  • Mud Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Lake <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 Roberts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roberts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roberts ...

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

Adding Roberts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roberts post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roberts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

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