Welcome to Weston ...

The city of Weston is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weston has a population of 470 people<3> (see below for details).

Weston is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Weston is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Weston: 83286<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weston had an population of 470 people. This is an increase of 7.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weston had a population of 437 people. This makes Weston the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Weston represents 0.03% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 437 people, the population of Weston increased 2.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 425 people).

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

Communities Also Named Weston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Weston: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Oneida County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 43 communities that are also named Weston - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Weston ...

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

• Smithfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <7>
• Preston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
• Hyde Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <7>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
• Malad City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <7>
• Lewiston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <7>
• Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <7>
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <7>
• Clarkston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <7>
• Amalga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
  • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weston ...

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

Adding Weston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weston post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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