Geneva | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
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 Ft: | 6178 |
Coordinates: | 42.3586°N -111.0653°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 83238 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 396540 |
Geneva is an unincorporated community in on the eastern edge of Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, near the Wyoming border.
The community's elevation is 6178feet. Although Geneva is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83238;[1] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 83238 had a population of 141 at the 2000 census.[2]
U.S. Route 89 runs west 15miles to Montpelier and northeast to Smoot, Wyoming. Idaho State Highway 61 leads south briefly to connect with Wyoming Highway 89 and Border Junction, Wyoming, 13miles south. Geneva is located about 1miles west of the Idaho-Wyoming state line.[3]
A post office called Geneva has been in operation since 1898.[4] The community was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.[5] The Geneva Cemetery is located in the community.
Geneva's population was 165 in 1909,[6] and was 10 in 1960.[7]