Twin Falls, Idaho

This article is about the city in south-central Idaho. For the waterfall in the Snake River Canyon, see Twin Falls (Idaho). For the 1999 motion picture, see Twin Falls Idaho (film).

Twin Falls, Idaho
City
Downtown Twin Falls in 2016
Downtown Twin Falls in 2016
Official seal of Twin Falls, Idaho
Seal
Motto: 
People Serving People
Location of Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Location of Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Twin Falls, Idaho is located in the United States
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°33′20″N 114°28′15″W / 42.55556°N 114.47083°W / 42.55556; -114.47083
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyTwin Falls
IncorporatedApril 12, 1905
Government
 • Typecouncil-manager
 • MayorRuth Pierce [1]
 • City ManagerTravis Rothweiler[2]
Area
[3]
 • City
19.47 sq mi (50.43 km2)
 • Land19.36 sq mi (50.13 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
[4]
3,734 ft (1,138 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City
51,807
 • Estimate 
(2022)[6]
54,300
 • Density2,593.49/sq mi (1,001.34/km2)
 • Metro
110,708
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
83301 (street addresses)
83303 (PO Boxes)
Area code(s)208, 986
FIPS code16-82810
GNIS feature ID0398273[4]
Interstate
U.S. Route(s)link = U.S. Route 30 in Idaho link = U.S. Route 93 in Idaho
Websitehttp://www.tfid.org

Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.[7] The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census.[8] In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a 100-mile (160 km) radius, and is the regional commercial center for south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada.[9] It is the principal city of the Twin Falls metropolitan statistical area, which officially includes the entirety of Twin Falls and Jerome Counties.[10] The border town resort community of Jackpot, Nevada, 50 mi (80 km) south at the state line, is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area.[11] Located on a broad plain at the south rim of the Snake River Canyon, Twin Falls, is where daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump across the canyon in 1974 on a steam-powered rocket. The jump site is northeast of central Twin Falls, midway between Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge.

  1. ^ Brown, Nathan. "Barigar Picked as New Twin Falls Mayor", Times-News, January 5, 2016. (Retrieved January 5, 2016)
  2. ^ Twin Falls, ID - Official Website - City Manager Archived March 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 17, 2012)
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Falls, Idaho
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Twin Falls (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Archived January 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 17, 2012)
  9. ^ City of Twin Falls Comprehensive Plan Update Retrieved May 7, 2007 Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Twin Falls designated as metropolitan area years earlier than expected Retrieved January 7, 2018
  11. ^ Twin Falls visitidaho.org Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 7, 2007