Georgetown Idaho Map

About Georgetown, Idaho

Georgetown is a locality in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 285.6 people per km². Georgetown is located at 42.4821°N, 111.3708°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Georgetown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83239.

Georgetown remains defined by the persistent, cold clarity of Georgetown Creek as it carves a path through the high, arid landscape. It lies 60.9 miles east-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 116°T), and is situated 16.8 miles southeast of Soda Springs. The horizon is broken by the silhouette of East Hill, standing as a silent sentinel three miles to the side of the settlement. Beneath a sky that feels vast and thin, the land stretches in shades of sage and dusty ochre, an expanse where the air holds a sharp, metallic chill even in the height of afternoon. Travelers moving through the region encounter a terrain shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind, where the quietude of the open plains is interrupted only by the rustle of dry bunchgrass and the occasional, low-slung shadow cast by the afternoon sun.

Georgetown retains a quiet endurance, reflecting an economy built upon the rugged labor of the Mountain West. The nearby Idaho Department of Lands provides a managed buffer of natural space, while the influence of the broader Caribou National Forest to the east colors the local perspective on land stewardship and resource management. History here is written in the fences that delineate grazing tracts and the enduring access to Georgetown Canyon, a passage that has long served as a corridor for those navigating the basin. Life in Georgetown moves with a steady, unadorned pulse, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers, anchored instead by the rhythm of the seasons and the simple, functional architecture of a place that values utility over ornament.

About This Georgetown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Georgetown, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.482148, -111.370766. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Georgetown includes the ZIP code (83239), telephone area code (208), county seat of Bear Lake County (Paris), and school district assignment (Bear Lake County School District 33).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.