Idaho · Census place 1612250
Caldwell, Idaho
Caldwell is a city in Canyon County, Idaho with an estimated 73,088 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 4th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 73,088
- #4 of 86 in Idaho
- Change since 2020
- +20.3%
- +12,345 people
- Land area
- 25.1 sq mi
- + 0.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,908 / sq mi
- State median 2,389
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Caldwell population, 2020 to 2024
Caldwell added 12,345 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +20.3%. In the latest year it moved by +4,380. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 4th; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Caldwell is 4.4 times that size.
Caldwell covers 25.13 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 2,908 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Caldwell is denser than the typical town.
What county Caldwell is in
All of Caldwell's residents live in Canyon County, which had 266,892 residents in 2024. Caldwell holds 27.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Caldwell
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Caldwell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83605, 83607. 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 Caldwell is
The Census internal point of Caldwell is at 43.645900, -116.659300. Boise, the capital, is 22.3 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Nampa, ID (117,350 people), 6.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.645900, -116.659300
- DMS
- 43°38'45.24"N 116°39'33.48"W
- UTM
- 11N 527477.3E 4832601.3N
- Geohash
- 9rv0337rc
- Plus code
- 85M5J8WR+97
Daylight in Caldwell
At 43.65° N, Caldwell gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Caldwell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Middleton, 4.9 miles away, with 11,730 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Caldwell, ID?
73,088 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 12,345 (20.3%) from 60,743 in July 2020.
What county is Caldwell in?
Canyon County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Caldwell?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 83605, 83607.
How far is Caldwell from Boise?
22.3 miles (35.9 km) in a straight line, heading E from Caldwell.
What is the nearest larger city to Caldwell?
Nampa, ID, with 117,350 residents, 6.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.