Idaho · Census place 1611260

Burley, Idaho

Burley is a city in 2 counties of Idaho with an estimated 12,211 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 24th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
12,211
#24 of 86 in Idaho
Change since 2020
+3.8%
+448 people
Land area
6.8 sq mi
+ 0.33 sq mi water
Density
1,806 / sq mi
State median 2,389
Orange pin: Burley. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Boise.

Burley population, 2020 to 2024

Burley added 448 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.8%. In the latest year it moved by +3. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 32nd; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Burley is 73% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 11,726. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Burley covers 6.76 square miles of land and 0.33 of water, for 1,806 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Burley is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Burley spans

Burley crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 12,211 residents as follows; Cassia County holds 97.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Cassia County11,860
  2. 02Minidoka County351
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Burley

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Burley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83318. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Burley is

The Census internal point of Burley is at 42.537400, -113.791300. Boise, the capital, is 143.3 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Twin Falls, ID (55,589 people), 34.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Boise City, ID, 143.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.537400, -113.791300
DMS
42°32'14.64"N 113°47'28.68"W
UTM
12N 270778.5E 4713222.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
85J8G6P5+XF

Daylight in Burley

At 42.54° N, Burley gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 03 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Burley

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Heyburn, 2.2 miles away, with 3,744 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Burley, ID?

12,211 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 448 (3.8%) from 11,763 in July 2020.

What county is Burley in?

It spans 2 counties: Cassia County (11,860 residents), Minidoka County (351 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Burley?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 83318.

How far is Burley from Boise?

143.3 miles (230.6 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Burley.

What is the nearest larger city to Burley?

Twin Falls, ID, with 55,589 residents, 34.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.