Dingle | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Idaho |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Idaho |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | 5955 |
Coordinates: | 42.2194°N -111.2681°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 83233 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 397628 |
Dingle is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. Although unincorporated, it has the zip code 83233.[1]
Although a fur trapper and blacksmith named "Peg-Leg Smith" established a trading post on the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1850 near Dingle, the first permanent settlement at Dingle was made in 1871 by a colony of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).[2]
Dingle's population was 40 in 1909,[3] and was estimated at 100 in 1960.[4]