Idaho · Census place 1625570
Emmett, Idaho
Emmett is a city in Gem County, Idaho with an estimated 8,803 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 28th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 8,803
- #28 of 86 in Idaho
- Change since 2020
- +14.0%
- +1,080 people
- Land area
- 2.9 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,025 / sq mi
- State median 2,389
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Emmett population, 2020 to 2024
Emmett added 1,080 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +14.0%. In the latest year it moved by +190. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 12th; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Emmett is 53% of it.
Emmett covers 2.91 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 3,025 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Emmett is denser than the typical town.
What county Emmett is in
All of Emmett's residents live in Gem County, which had 21,857 residents in 2024. Emmett holds 40.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Emmett
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Emmett by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83617. 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 Emmett is
The Census internal point of Emmett is at 43.869200, -116.492100. Boise, the capital, is 22.2 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Eagle, ID (33,451 people), 7.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Meridian, ID, 18.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.869200, -116.492100
- DMS
- 43°52'9.12"N 116°29'31.56"W
- UTM
- 11N 540809.8E 4857470.7N
- Geohash
- 9rv1t4jh9
- Plus code
- 85M5VG95+M5
Daylight in Emmett
At 43.87° N, Emmett gets about 15 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Emmett
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Eagle, 7.4 miles away, with 33,451 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Emmett, ID?
8,803 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,080 (14.0%) from 7,723 in July 2020.
What county is Emmett in?
Gem County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Emmett?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 83617.
How far is Emmett from Boise?
22.2 miles (35.7 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Emmett.
What is the nearest larger city to Emmett?
Eagle, ID, with 33,451 residents, 7.4 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.