Idaho Falls, Idaho | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′N 112°2′W / 43.500°N 112.033°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Bonneville |
Founded | 1864 |
Incorporated | 1891 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rebecca Casper |
Area | |
• Total | 24.55 sq mi (63.59 km2) |
• Land | 24.00 sq mi (62.16 km2) |
• Water | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
Elevation | 4,705 ft (1,434 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 64,818 |
• Density | 2,700.75/sq mi (1,011.75/km2) |
• CSA | 243,805 (US: 124th) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain) |
ZIP Codes | 83401–83406, 83415 |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
FIPS code | 16-39700 |
GNIS feature ID | 396684[3] |
Interstate | |
U.S. Highway(s) | |
State Highway | |
Website | Official website |
Idaho Falls is the fourth most populous city in Idaho and the county seat of Bonneville County. It is the state's most populous city outside the Boise metropolitan area.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 64,818.[2] In the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813 (2019 estimate: 62,888), with a metro population of 133,265.[5][6]
Idaho Falls serves as the commercial, cultural, and healthcare hub for Eastern Idaho, as well as parts of western Wyoming and southern Montana. It is served by the Idaho Falls Regional Airport and is home to the College of Eastern Idaho, Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, and the Idaho Falls Chukars minor league baseball team. It is the principal city of the Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Idaho Falls–Blackfoot-Rexburg, Idaho Combined Statistical Area.